[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 72283-72284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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                Proclamation 10796 of August 30, 2024

                
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Too many Americans know the pain of losing a mother, 
                sister, wife, daughter, or friend to ovarian cancer--
                the deadliest of all female reproductive system 
                cancers. This year alone, nearly 20,000 women will be 
                diagnosed with this terrible disease. During National 
                Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we honor the memories 
                of all the women we have tragically lost. We reaffirm 
                our support for all the brave women living with ovarian 
                cancer and all those who have survived it. And we thank 
                their loved ones, who stand loyally by their side, and 
                the medical researchers, health care providers, and 
                caretakers who fight tirelessly to save lives every 
                day.

                In our decades-long fight to find cures for cancers, 
                scientists have made incredible breakthroughs and 
                discovered better ways to prevent, detect, and treat 
                them. But for ovarian cancer, in particular, there 
                remains no reliable method for asymptomatic screening 
                and detection, which can delay a diagnosis until the 
                cancer has become deadly. Even after a diagnosis has 
                been made, the flood of medical information, 
                appointments, procedures, and financial expenses is 
                overwhelming. And too often, families, caregivers, and 
                patients are left to advocate for themselves for 
                effective care.

                Jill and I know from personal experience that a cancer 
                diagnosis takes a severe toll on the whole family. That 
                is why I made fighting cancer a top priority for our 
                Administration. I reignited the Biden Cancer Moonshot 
                with the goal of cutting the cancer death rate by at 
                least 50 percent over 25 years and improving the 
                experience of patients and loved ones. I established 
                the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, 
                securing $4 billion in bipartisan funding to support 
                scientists, innovators, and public health professionals 
                who are pioneering efforts to prevent, detect, and 
                treat cancer and other life-threatening and life-
                altering diseases. And we delivered new reimbursement 
                codes so that, for the first time ever, families facing 
                cancer can get patient navigation services paid for 
                through Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. 
                Cancer navigation services are personalized assistance 
                to patients, caregivers, and families to help guide 
                them through the many decisions and challenges that 
                come with a cancer diagnosis, which has been shown to 
                reduce cancer disparities, improve health outcomes, and 
                make an enormous difference in people's lives.

                My Administration has also been working hard to make 
                cancer treatments more affordable. I am proud to 
                strengthen Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) 
                by expanding health care coverage to millions of 
                Americans--saving millions of families $800 per year on 
                health insurance premiums. And through the Inflation 
                Reduction Act, we are capping total out-of-pocket 
                prescription drug costs for seniors and others with 
                Medicare at $2,000 per year--including for ovarian 
                cancer medications, which can cost more than $10,000 
                per year.

                Additionally, because early detection is essential to 
                beating ovarian cancer, my Administration is working to 
                ensure that every American can access life-saving 
                cancer screenings. During my first year in office, we 
                expanded coverage under the ACA, which requires 
                insurers to pay for recommended cancer screenings and 
                primary care visits. I encourage all women to discuss

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                risk factors with their doctors and remain vigilant 
                against symptoms. Experts recommend that patients with 
                a personal or family history of breast or ovarian 
                cancer--or whose ancestry is associated with harmful 
                gene variants--discuss risk factors with their doctors 
                to see if genetic counseling and testing is 
                appropriate.

                During National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, let us 
                resolve to doing all we can together to provide 
                patients, survivors, and their families the treatments, 
                care, and support they need and deserve. Let us 
                rededicate ourselves to the urgent work of increasing 
                awareness about ovarian cancer so that we can save more 
                lives more quickly. And let us never lose hope or waver 
                in our resolve to ending cancer as we know it--for all 
                the lives lost and all those 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 Ovarian 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 
                ovarian cancer. I encourage citizens, government 
                agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, 
                the media, and other interested groups to increase 
                awareness of what Americans can do to detect and treat 
                ovarian 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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