[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 61727-61728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23621]



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Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 7832--National Mammography Day, 2004



Proclamation 7833--White Cane Safety Day, 2004


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Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 20, 2004 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 7832 of October 15, 2004

                
National Mammography Day, 2004

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Approximately one in seven women in the United States 
                will develop breast cancer over her lifetime. 
                Mammograms are critical for early detection of breast 
                cancer and remain the most effective screening tool 
                available today. Many women who develop breast cancer 
                have no history of the disease in their families, and 
                except for growing older, most have no strong risk 
                factors. Regular mammogram screening, along with a 
                clinical breast exam by a medical professional, can 
                help identify breast cancer in its earliest stages when 
                it is most treatable. On National Mammography Day, we 
                underscore the importance of this life-saving 
                technology.

                The National Cancer Institute and the United States 
                Preventive Services Task Force recommend a mammogram 
                every 1 to 2 years for women age 40 and over. Strict 
                guidelines help to ensure that mammograms are 
                administered with the lowest possible doses of 
                radiation by the best-trained medical staff. Scientists 
                continue to study ways to improve mammograms and other 
                screening technologies, and this research promises to 
                make screening even more accurate and further reduce 
                the number of breast cancer deaths.

                My Administration is committed to preventing, 
                detecting, treating, and ultimately finding a cure for 
                breast cancer. Through an early detection program at 
                the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we have 
                devoted over $200 million for promoting mammography use 
                and helping low-income women afford screening for 
                breast and cervical cancer. In addition, the National 
                Institutes of Health is conducting the largest trial 
                ever of new, early-detection technologies to help 
                doctors target breast cancer before symptoms occur.

                My Administration will continue working to ensure that 
                America's women have access to the best screening 
                services available. I urge women, especially those 40 
                and over, to talk to their doctors about breast cancer 
                screening and to encourage their friends and family to 
                do the same. Together, we can help save lives and build 
                a healthier future for all our citizens.

                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 October 15, 2004, as 
                National Mammography Day. I call on all Americans to 
                observe this day with appropriate programs and 
                activities recognizing our health care professionals 
                and researchers for their contributions in helping to 
                detect and treat breast cancer.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand four, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.

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[FR Doc. 04-23621
Filed 10-19-04; 8:45 am]
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