Presidential Document2023-19325
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2023
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Published
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]
[Pages 60869-60870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19325]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 /
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Proclamation 10611 of August 31, 2023
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
This year, nearly 20,000 women in the United States
will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer--the deadliest of
all female reproductive system cancers. Like so many
American families, the pain of cancer and the
devastation left in its wake are personal for me and my
family. During National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month,
we stand in solidarity with the brave women fighting
this terrible disease. We honor the mothers, sisters,
daughters, wives, and friends we have tragically lost.
And we renew our commitment to ending cancer as we know
it.
Despite remarkable scientific breakthroughs, no
reliable method for asymptomatic screening and
detection exists, often delaying discovery until the
cancer has progressed to far deadlier, advanced stages.
Even for patients who receive a timely diagnosis, the
flood of medical information can be overwhelming, and
the cost of life-saving care can be financially
crippling. Thousands of Americans pay more than $10,000
per year for ovarian cancer drugs.
Our Nation must do more to change that. Last year, the
First Lady and I reignited the Cancer Moonshot, setting
ambitious goals to cut the overall cancer death rate by
at least half in the next 25 years, turning more
cancers from death sentences into treatable diseases
and working to improve the experience for patients and
their 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 drive scientific breakthroughs in
preventing, detecting, and treating cancer and other
deadly diseases and pioneering partnerships to get
those breakthroughs out to clinics and patients.
My Administration is also working to get patients and
their families the breathing room they deserve--since
taking office, we have lowered prescription drug costs
and made lifesaving health care more affordable for
millions of American families. We have strengthened
Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, expanding health
care coverage to millions of Americans and helping 13
million people save $800 per year on health insurance
premiums. The Inflation Reduction Act will also cap
out-of-pocket drug costs for people on Medicare at
$2,000 per year, even for expensive cancer drugs.
We also know that early detection greatly improves
chances of survival for ovarian cancer. All women
should discuss risk factors with their doctors and
remain vigilant against symptoms. Experts recommend
that patients with a personal or family history of
breast or ovarian cancer--or whose ancestry is
associated with harmful gene variants--have a
discussion of risk factors with their doctors to see if
genetic counseling and testing may be appropriate.
Every day, people across the country share their
stories of cancer with me--stories of pain and
perseverance, stories of loss and love, and stories of
heartache and hope. In observance of National Ovarian
Cancer Month, let us pay tribute to all the lives we
can save and to all the lives we have lost. Let us
support the families and medical community working
tirelessly to provide them with treatment and care. And
let us recommit to ending cancer as we know it, once
and for all.
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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 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. I call upon
the people of the United States to speak with their
doctors and health care providers to learn more about
ovarian cancer. I encourage citizens, government
agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations,
the media, and other interested groups to increase
awareness of what Americans can do to detect and treat
ovarian cancer.
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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