[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 60867-60868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19322]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10610 of August 31, 2023

                
National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we 
                honor the extraordinary courage, strength, and optimism 
                of the tens of thousands of families now fighting the 
                leading cause of death by disease for children: cancer. 
                We remember the bright lives cut short and recommit to 
                ending cancer as we know it, for all those we have lost 
                and all those we can save.

                Cancer is brutal no matter whom it strikes, but it is 
                particularly cruel when it affects the youngest among 
                us. When they should be learning in school and playing 
                outside, children with cancer are oftentimes fighting 
                for their lives in hospitals instead. A cancer 
                diagnosis takes a tremendous toll on their family, 
                friends, and community. Caregivers are often left 
                struggling to deal with a flood of medical information, 
                to make sense of treatment options, and to navigate 
                mounting medical bills all while trying to stay hopeful 
                and steal moments of joy with their loved ones.

                Over the past 50 years, cancer researchers have made 
                major advances treating some types of pediatric 
                cancer--but we have much more to do. Last year, the 
                First Lady and I reignited the Cancer Moonshot, setting 
                an ambitious new goal to cut America's overall cancer 
                death rate by at least half over the next 25 years, 
                turn more cancers from death sentences into treatable 
                diseases, and improve support for patients and 
                families. As a first step, I worked with the Congress 
                to establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency for 
                Health, securing $2.5 billion in bipartisan funding to 
                develop breakthroughs in preventing, diagnosing, and 
                treating cancer and other deadly diseases and 
                pioneering partnerships to get those breakthroughs out 
                to patients and clinics across the Nation. We're also 
                making lifesaving health care more affordable for 
                millions of American families, expanding health care 
                coverage for families through Medicaid and the 
                Affordable Care Act, and helping millions of families 
                save $800 per year on health insurance premiums.

                At the same time, the National Cancer Institute has 
                developed a National Cancer Plan to speed up the 
                development of effective cancer treatments, including 
                those for children. The Institute's Childhood Cancer 
                Data Initiative is also providing free molecular 
                testing of tumors, further helping my Administration 
                implement the RACE for Children Act, to quickly 
                identify and approve precision pediatric cancer drugs. 
                Earlier this year, I was also proud to sign the 
                Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act, boosting 
                funding for childhood cancer research, including 
                research into late effects of childhood cancer 
                treatment and new ways to care for survivors. And as a 
                part of the Cancer Moonshot, the National Cancer 
                Institute launched the Childhood Cancer-Data 
                Integration for Research, Education, Care, and Clinical 
                Trials, a first-of-its-kind, public-private partnership 
                that will help children, adolescents, and young adults 
                with cancer and their families reach out for support, 
                connect to excellent care, and obtain opportunities to 
                participate in research.

                During National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we 
                honor the absolute courage of the tens of thousands of 
                children who fight cancer every day and all of the 
                loved ones who support them. And we recognize the 
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                professionals, researchers, companies, philanthropies, 
                and academic institutions who search tirelessly for 
                early detection methods, better and safer treatments 
                and even cures. Together, we will create a cancer-free 
                future for our kids.

                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 2023 
                as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I 
                encourage citizens, government agencies, private 
                businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, and 
                other interested groups to increase awareness of what 
                Americans can do to support the fight against childhood 
                cancer. I encourage anyone experiencing uncertainty 
                around risk factors or treatment options, or looking 
                for other opportunities for support to connect with a 
                trained specialist at 1-800-4-CANCER or visit 
                www.cancer.gov.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                eighth.
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