Presidential Document2024-25807
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, 2024
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November 5, 2024
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October 31, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
[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: 2024-25807]
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Proclamation 10852 of October 31, 2024
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, 2024
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Too many Americans know the pain of losing a loved one
to lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in
the United States. During National Lung Cancer
Awareness Month, we honor all those living with lung
cancer and their loved ones. We thank the researchers
searching for answers and the medical professionals who
are working tirelessly to care for those with lung
cancer, and we recommit to ending cancer as we know it.
Although scientists have made incredible breakthroughs
that have improved prevention, detection, and treatment
for cancer and saved lives, a lung cancer diagnosis can
be terrifying. This year, nearly 250,000 Americans will
be diagnosed with the disease. Treatment can be
grueling. Medical bills can cause concerns for the
whole family. And the flood of medical information
directed toward patients and their caretakers can be
overwhelming. Too often, people feel lost and left
behind, especially those who are disproportionately
impacted by lung cancer--such as Black men, rural
residents, and women under 50 years old.
Cancer is personal to many families, including mine, so
I made fighting cancer a top priority in my
Administration. The First Lady and I began by
reigniting the Biden Cancer Moonshot, aiming to cut the
cancer death rate by at least 50 percent over the next
25 years. I also secured $4 billion in bipartisan
funding and established the Advanced Research Projects
Agency for Health to support scientists, innovators,
and public health professionals in driving innovation
to prevent, detect, and treat cancer and other life-
threatening diseases.
My Administration is also working around the clock to
make cancer treatments more affordable and the
treatment process more manageable for families. We have
saved millions of families $800 per year on their
health insurance premiums by strengthening Medicaid and
the Affordable Care Act. Through my Inflation Reduction
Act, we are capping total out-of-pocket prescription
drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries at $2,000 per
year, including for cancer drugs, which can cost many
times that. And for the first time ever, families
fighting cancer can access patient navigation services
that are fully paid for through Medicare, Medicaid, and
private insurance--helping guide families through the
diagnosis and treatment process and offering them much-
needed support.
My Administration is also committed to preventing
cancer by tackling another driver of cancer deaths in
this country: smoking. To ensure that Americans who
want to quit have the support they need, the Department
of Health and Human Services created a Framework to
Support and Accelerate Smoking Cessation, setting goals
and strategies to help our communities reduce smoking.
And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
launched a $15 million program that will help increase
awareness about smoking and options for services to
help people quit. For anyone looking to quit smoking,
you can find resources at <a href="http://BeTobaccoFree.gov">BeTobaccoFree.gov</a> or
<a href="http://smokefree.gov">smokefree.gov</a> or by calling 877-44U-QUIT.
My Administration is expanding early detection and
screening services because an early diagnosis of lung
cancer can save lives. Together, Federal
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agencies, community health centers, and other partners
are providing early detection knowledge and support
services to underserved communities. I encourage all
Americans to talk to their doctors about lung cancer
symptoms.
During National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we
strengthen our commitment to standing by all those
facing lung cancer and their families, and we ensure
they have access to the care they need. We also
rededicate ourselves to spreading awareness about lung
cancer and working to end cancer as we know it, in
order to save more lives.
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 November 2024
as National Lung 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
lung cancer. I encourage citizens, government agencies,
private businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media,
and other interested groups to increase awareness about
what Americans can do to prevent, detect, and treat
lung cancer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
ninth.
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