[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 55099-55100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22150]


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                Proclamation 8855 of August 31, 2012

                
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Prostate cancer is among the most common cancers for 
                men living in the United States, and despite the 
                progress we have made in controlling it, the disease 
                continues to take a devastating toll on thousands of 
                lives every year. During National Prostate Cancer 
                Awareness Month, we remember those we have lost to 
                prostate cancer, and we renew our commitment to 
                preventing, detecting, and treating this terrible 
                illness.

                While the causes of prostate cancer are still unknown, 
                men with certain risk factors may be more likely to 
                develop the disease. Most men who suffer from prostate 
                cancer are over the age of 65; those whose fathers, 
                brothers, or sons have had prostate cancer are also at 
                greater risk. Prostate cancer is especially prevalent 
                among African American men, who experience both the 
                highest incidence and the highest mortality rates of 
                prostate cancer. I encourage all men to visit 
                www.Cancer.gov to learn the warning signs of this 
                disease.

                My Administration will continue to stand with men and 
                their families in the fight against prostate cancer. To 
                ensure patients are covered when they need it most, the 
                Affordable Care Act prevents insurers from placing 
                lifetime or restrictive annual dollar limits on 
                essential health benefits--and from dropping coverage 
                when people get sick. Beginning in 2014, the Act will 
                also help Americans get the services they need by 
                prohibiting insurance companies from discriminating 
                against people with pre-existing conditions. And to 
                advance the state of care for men with prostate cancer, 
                my Administration will continue to support promising 
                research that brings us closer to tomorrow's 
                groundbreaking therapies, treatments, and prevention 
                techniques.

                Too many men will develop prostate cancer during their 
                lifetimes. As we mark National Prostate Cancer 
                Awareness Month, let us support the families who fight 
                alongside them, pay tribute to the professionals who 
                pursue the highest standards of care, and rededicate 
                ourselves to improving outcomes for prostate cancer 
                patients across our country.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 2012 as 
                National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage 
                all citizens, government agencies, private businesses, 
                nonprofit organizations, and other groups to join in 
                activities that will increase awareness and prevention 
                of prostate cancer.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2012-22150
Filed 9-5-12; 11:15 am]
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