[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54741-54742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21821]


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                Proclamation 9008 of August 30, 2013

                
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Each September, America calls attention to a deadly 
                disease that affects thousands of women across our 
                country. This year, over 22,000 women will develop 
                ovarian cancer, and more than half that number of women 
                will die of this disease. During National Ovarian 
                Cancer Awareness Month, we lend our support to everyone 
                touched by this disease, we remember those we have 
                lost, and we strengthen our resolve to better prevent, 
                detect, treat, and ultimately defeat ovarian cancer.

                Because ovarian cancer often goes undetected until 
                advanced stages, increasing awareness of risk factors 
                is critical to fighting this disease. Chances of 
                developing ovarian cancer are greater in women who are 
                middle-aged or older, women with a family history of 
                breast or ovarian cancer, and those who have had 
                certain types of cancer in the past. I encourage all 
                women, especially those at increased risk, to talk to 
                their doctors. For more information, visit 
                www.Cancer.gov.

                My Administration is investing in research to improve 
                our understanding of ovarian cancer and develop better 
                methods for diagnosis and treatment. As we continue to 
                implement the Affordable Care Act, women with ovarian 
                cancer will receive increased access to health care 
                options, protections, and benefits. Thanks to this law, 
                insurance companies can no longer set lifetime dollar 
                limits on coverage or cancel coverage because of errors 
                on paperwork. By 2014, the health care law will ban 
                insurers from setting restrictive annual caps on 
                benefits and from charging women higher rates simply 
                because of their gender. Additionally, insurance 
                companies will be prohibited from denying coverage or 
                charging higher premiums to patients with pre-existing 
                conditions, including ovarian cancer.

                This month, we extend a hand to all women battling 
                ovarian cancer. We pledge our support to them, to their 
                families, and to the goal of defeating this disease.

                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 2013 as 
                National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. I call upon 
                citizens, government agencies, organizations, health 
                care providers, and research institutions to raise 
                ovarian cancer awareness and continue helping Americans 
                live longer, healthier lives. I also urge women across 
                our country to talk to their health care providers and 
                learn more about this disease.

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

[FR Doc. 2013-21821
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