Presidential Document2023-22230
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2023
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October 4, 2023
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September 29, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 68427-68428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22230]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 /
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Proclamation 10635 of September 29, 2023
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Cancer touches nearly every family in America,
including mine. That is why finding cures and
addressing the needs of patients and their families is
a central pillar of my Unity Agenda, as I discussed in
my very first State of the Union address--it is the
kind of goal that can unite us all as Americans,
regardless of our differences. This National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month, let us all recommit to the work
of ending cancer as we know it. May we honor those we
have lost, offer strength to those who continue to live
with breast cancer, and work to protect the health of
future generations.
Nearly 300,000 women will be diagnosed with breast
cancer this year, and one in eight women in America
will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetimes.
We have made enormous progress in our decades-long
fight against cancer--discovering new prevention and
early-detection measures and exploring medicines and
therapies to extend and save lives. Despite these
advancements, a breast cancer diagnosis is not only
frightening but also a doorway into a confusing world
of appointments, procedures, and expenses. While facing
months of grueling treatments, breast cancer patients
and their families are flooded with a bewildering
amount of medical information to decipher and often
have to advocate to receive basic care and attention.
On top of these stresses, they also worry about paying
their medical bills.
That is why the First Lady and I reignited the Cancer
Moonshot and set ambitious goals to cut the overall
cancer death rate by at least half in the next 25
years, transform more cancers from death sentences into
treatable diseases, and improve the treatment
experience for patients and their families. As a first
step toward realizing these goals, I established the
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
and secured $2.5 billion in bipartisan funding to drive
scientific breakthroughs in prevention, detection, and
treatment for cancer and other diseases. The agency is
pioneering partnerships to help disseminate the impact
of those breakthroughs to clinics and patients. And
recently, it announced research into the use of mRNA
technology, an innovative component of the COVID-19
vaccine, to train our own immune systems to fight
cancer and other diseases. It will also lead the
exploration of novel technologies to enhance the
precision and accuracy of surgical procedures involved
in removing cancerous tumors from the body. Also, the
first class of Moonshot scholars has been selected,
which will help build a cancer research workforce that
better represents the diversity of America and prepare
a new wave of innovators in the cancer field.
Improving treatment options is only part of the fight.
We also need to make those treatments affordable for
everyone who needs them. That is why I made it a
priority for the Inflation Reduction Act to cap out-of-
pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare at $2,000 per
year--including expensive cancer drugs. My
Administration has also strengthened Medicaid and the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) to expand and protect health
care coverage, saving nearly 15 million Americans $800
per year on health insurance premiums.
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Because screening and early detection are critical to
saving the lives of breast cancer patients, my
Administration remains committed to maintaining and
improving the accessibility of cancer care secured in
the ACA. This means requiring insurers to pay for
cancer screenings--including mammograms--as well as
maintaining coverage for cancer survivors and others
who have preexisting conditions. In addition, we are
doubling our investment and making new alliances with
community health centers that provide early detection
and support services to underserved communities. Most
recently, we also expanded access to breast cancer
screenings for any veteran exposed to burn pits--
regardless of their age or family history.
More information is available online at <a href="http://cancer.gov/types/breast">cancer.gov/types/breast</a> types/breast or by calling 1-800-422-6237 to reach
information specialists at the National Cancer
Institute, who can answer cancer-related questions in
English and Spanish. Also, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's National Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Program provides breast cancer
screenings and diagnostic services to those with low
incomes who are uninsured or otherwise qualify for the
program--learn more at <a href="http://cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/screenings.htm">cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/screenings.htm</a>.
For the lives we can save and those we have lost, let
this National Breast Cancer Awareness Month be a moment
of unity that rallies the country to end cancer as we
know it. Together, we can give patients, survivors, and
their families the care, hope, and support they
deserve.
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 October 2023
as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage
citizens, government agencies, private businesses,
nonprofit organizations, and other interested groups to
join in activities that will increase awareness of what
Americans can do to prevent and control breast cancer
and pay tribute to those who have lost their lives to
this disease.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-ninth day of September, 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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