[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 170 (Friday, September 1, 2006)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 52281-52282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7431]



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The President





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Proclamation 8044--National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2006



Proclamation 8045--National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2006
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                Proclamation 8044 of August 29, 2006

                
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2006

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month provides an 
                opportunity to raise awareness of risk factors, 
                prevention, and treatment of this deadly disease. Our 
                Nation is committed to fighting ovarian cancer, finding 
                its cure, and providing hope and healing to those who 
                are affected by it.

                While ovarian cancer remains one of the leading causes 
                of cancer-related death among women in our country, 
                scientists have made significant progress in 
                understanding the factors associated with it. Women of 
                all ages can develop this cancer, but studies have 
                shown risk increases with age. Other factors associated 
                with ovarian cancer include family history, obesity, 
                use of fertility drugs, and a prior occurrence of 
                certain cancers. Because the chances of surviving 
                ovarian cancer are higher when it is diagnosed and 
                treated in its early stages, women should talk to their 
                doctors about risk factors and screenings for this 
                disease.

                America leads the world in medical research, and we are 
                committed to continuing progress in research for 
                prevention, better treatments, and a cure for ovarian 
                cancer. This year, the National Institutes of Health 
                will invest an estimated $106 million in ovarian cancer 
                research, and the National Cancer Institute is 
                sponsoring clinical trials to explore new ways to 
                improve ovarian cancer treatment. The Department of 
                Defense will also dedicate an estimated $10 million for 
                its Ovarian Cancer Research Program, and the Centers 
                for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will invest an 
                estimated $5 million to ovarian cancer research. The 
                CDC is additionally partnering with private 
                organizations to sponsor ovarian cancer survivor 
                courses for patients, as well as their friends and 
                loved ones, following successful cancer treatment.

                During National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we 
                honor the victims and survivors of this disease for 
                their courage, hope, and perseverance, and we thank the 
                families and friends who provide these individuals with 
                comfort and care. Our Nation is grateful to medical 
                professionals, researchers, and all those whose 
                tireless efforts are making a positive difference in 
                the lives of countless women in our country. By working 
                together, we can continue to fight ovarian cancer and 
                help more of our citizens defeat this devastating 
                disease.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim September 2006 as National 
                Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. I call upon government 
                officials, businesses, communities, health care 
                professionals, educators, volunteers, and the people of 
                the United States to continue our Nation's strong 
                commitment to preventing and treating ovarian cancer.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand six, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-first. 
                
                
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[FR Doc. 06-7431
Filed 8-31-06; 8:45 am]
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