Presidential Document2023-19322
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2023
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September 6, 2023
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August 31, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19322]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10610 of August 31, 2023
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we
honor the extraordinary courage, strength, and optimism
of the tens of thousands of families now fighting the
leading cause of death by disease for children: cancer.
We remember the bright lives cut short and recommit to
ending cancer as we know it, for all those we have lost
and all those we can save.
Cancer is brutal no matter whom it strikes, but it is
particularly cruel when it affects the youngest among
us. When they should be learning in school and playing
outside, children with cancer are oftentimes fighting
for their lives in hospitals instead. A cancer
diagnosis takes a tremendous toll on their family,
friends, and community. Caregivers are often left
struggling to deal with a flood of medical information,
to make sense of treatment options, and to navigate
mounting medical bills all while trying to stay hopeful
and steal moments of joy with their loved ones.
Over the past 50 years, cancer researchers have made
major advances treating some types of pediatric
cancer--but we have much more to do. Last year, the
First Lady and I reignited the Cancer Moonshot, setting
an ambitious new goal to cut America's overall cancer
death rate by at least half over the next 25 years,
turn more cancers from death sentences into treatable
diseases, and improve support for patients and
families. As a first step, I worked with the Congress
to establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency for
Health, securing $2.5 billion in bipartisan funding to
develop breakthroughs in preventing, diagnosing, and
treating cancer and other deadly diseases and
pioneering partnerships to get those breakthroughs out
to patients and clinics across the Nation. We're also
making lifesaving health care more affordable for
millions of American families, expanding health care
coverage for families through Medicaid and the
Affordable Care Act, and helping millions of families
save $800 per year on health insurance premiums.
At the same time, the National Cancer Institute has
developed a National Cancer Plan to speed up the
development of effective cancer treatments, including
those for children. The Institute's Childhood Cancer
Data Initiative is also providing free molecular
testing of tumors, further helping my Administration
implement the RACE for Children Act, to quickly
identify and approve precision pediatric cancer drugs.
Earlier this year, I was also proud to sign the
Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act, boosting
funding for childhood cancer research, including
research into late effects of childhood cancer
treatment and new ways to care for survivors. And as a
part of the Cancer Moonshot, the National Cancer
Institute launched the Childhood Cancer-Data
Integration for Research, Education, Care, and Clinical
Trials, a first-of-its-kind, public-private partnership
that will help children, adolescents, and young adults
with cancer and their families reach out for support,
connect to excellent care, and obtain opportunities to
participate in research.
During National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we
honor the absolute courage of the tens of thousands of
children who fight cancer every day and all of the
loved ones who support them. And we recognize the
medical
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professionals, researchers, companies, philanthropies,
and academic institutions who search tirelessly for
early detection methods, better and safer treatments
and even cures. Together, we will create a cancer-free
future for our kids.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2023
as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I
encourage citizens, government agencies, private
businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, and
other interested groups to increase awareness of what
Americans can do to support the fight against childhood
cancer. I encourage anyone experiencing uncertainty
around risk factors or treatment options, or looking
for other opportunities for support to connect with a
trained specialist at 1-800-4-CANCER or visit
<a href="http://www.cancer.gov">www.cancer.gov</a>.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
eighth.
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