National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2024, 72287-72288 [2024-20124]

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• Executive Office of the President

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 72287-72288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20124]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 172 / Thursday, September 5, 2024 / 
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                Proclamation 10798 of August 30, 2024

                
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Too many Americans know the grief of losing a father, 
                son, brother, or friend to prostate cancer. Nearly 
                300,000 American men get diagnosed with this terrible 
                disease and over 35,000 people lose their lives to it, 
                making prostate cancer the second leading cause of 
                cancer death for men. This National Prostate Cancer 
                Awareness Month, we mourn all the courageous men we 
                have tragically lost too soon to prostate cancer. We 
                honor the extraordinary resilience of those currently 
                living with and surviving this disease. And we thank 
                the families who tirelessly support their loved ones 
                every step of the way.

                Despite the enormous strides made over the last few 
                decades in fighting and treating prostate cancer, 
                challenges persist. Far too many men--approximately one 
                in every eight--will be diagnosed in their lifetime. 
                Furthermore, the disease disproportionately affects 
                Black and Hispanic men. And too many patients and their 
                families are left to decipher complex medical 
                information alone, are saddled with the overwhelming 
                cost of treatment, and are forced to advocate for 
                effective medical care for their loved ones.

                I came into office committed to putting our country's 
                best minds and resources toward ending cancer as we 
                know it. Toward that aim, I reignited the Cancer 
                Moonshot with the goal of cutting the cancer death rate 
                by at least 50 percent over 25 years. I secured $4 
                billion in bipartisan funding for the Advanced Research 
                Projects Agency for Health to pioneer new breakthroughs 
                in preventing, detecting, and treating cancer and other 
                life-threatening diseases. The Departments of Defense 
                and Veterans Affairs expanded research efforts to 
                provide more service members and veterans facing 
                prostate cancer with the opportunity to participate in 
                clinical studies to learn about this disease and 
                develop new treatment approaches. And the National 
                Institutes of Health is funding groundbreaking research 
                to better treat prostate cancer in the early stages and 
                help people with prostate cancer live longer, healthier 
                lives.

                I believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. 
                That is why my Administration is working to ensure that 
                every American has free access to a doctor by expanding 
                and strengthening coverage under the Affordable Care 
                Act, Medicaid, and Medicare. Now, millions of Americans 
                have access to free cancer screenings and primary care 
                visits, and millions of families are saving 
                approximately $800 per year on their health insurance 
                premiums. I also signed the Inflation Reduction Act, 
                which will soon cap total out-of-pocket prescription 
                drug costs for people on Medicare at $2,000 per year, 
                which could save beneficiaries with prostate cancer 
                thousands per year. Additionally, we are making cancer 
                navigation resources, which guide families through the 
                diagnosis and treatment process, more accessible--from 
                transportation to the hospital to determining how to 
                pay for the exorbitant health care costs. I am proud 
                that, since I took office, millions of Americans have 
                gained access to these critical services for the first 
                time.

                During National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we are 
                reminded that early detection and screening are 
                critical to beating prostate cancer. Experts recommend 
                that men--especially those at high risk for cancer--
                discuss

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                screening for prostate cancer with their doctors. This 
                month and every month, let us come together and 
                recommit to finally ending cancer as we know it--for 
                all the lives we have tragically lost and the lives we 
                can still save.

                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 2024 
                as National Prostate 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 cure prostate cancer.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of August, 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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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