    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 35 (Monday, September 4, 2006)]
    [Pages 1528-1529]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Proclamation 8044--National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2006

    August 29, 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

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    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.
        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.
                                                    George W. Bush

    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., August 31,
    2006]

    Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on
    September 1.