[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 131, 115th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9647 of September 29, 2017

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

As we observe National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our Nation joins
in solidarity with those who are currently battling breast cancer and we
remember those we have lost to the disease. Too many Americans endure
the pain and heartbreak of losing a family member or friend to breast
cancer. Memories of our loved ones, and their courage in the face of
suffering, drive us to find a cure.
More than 250,000 American women and 2,000 men will likely be diagnosed
with some form of breast cancer in 2017. Fortunately, thanks to early
detection and improved treatment options, deaths from breast cancer have
decreased significantly in the last decade. The First Lady and I
encourage all women to talk to their healthcare providers about
mammograms and other methods of early detection, and about their risk of
developing breast cancer, and what can be done to reduce that risk.
My Administration is helping pave the way for medical breakthroughs to
strengthen our fight against breast cancer by leveraging the tools
provided under the 21st Century Cures Act. Our Nation's biomedical
research laboratories, universities, and industry innovators are global
leaders in discovering, developing, and advancing the medical
breakthroughs necessary to better detect, diagnose, and treat breast
cancer. Their cutting-edge therapies are redefining breast cancer care
and giving patients and families affected by this disease new hope that
we will defeat it once and for all.
During this month, we stand strong for those facing a breast cancer
diagnosis, and we take a moment to thank our friends and family who
tirelessly lend their support, and we pause to reflect on those we have
lost to this terrible disease. Our Nation's researchers, innovators, doc

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tors, nurses, public health professionals, and advocates have helped
improve the process and possibility of recovery, and together we hope to
forge a future free of breast cancer. By raising awareness of breast
cancer and supporting research, prevention, and early detection, we will
move closer to eradicating this disease.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 October 2017 as
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage citizens, government
agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, and
other interested groups to increase awareness of how Americans can fight
breast cancer. I also invite the Governors of the States and Territories
and officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States to join me in recognizing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP