Presidential Documents

52281 

Federal Register 

Vol. 71, No. 170 

Friday, September 1, 2006 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 8044 of August 29, 2006 

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 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 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. 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 06–7431 

Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

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