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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 / Presidential Documents 60869 

Proclamation 10611 of August 31, 2023 

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2023 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

This year, nearly 20,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed 

with ovarian cancer—the deadliest of all female reproductive system cancers. 

Like so many American families, the pain of cancer and the devastation 

left in its wake are personal for me and my family. During National Ovarian 

Cancer Awareness Month, we stand in solidarity with the brave women 

fighting this terrible disease. We honor the mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, 

and friends we have tragically lost. And we renew our commitment to 

ending cancer as we know it. 

Despite remarkable scientific breakthroughs, no reliable method for asymptomatic screening and detection exists, often delaying discovery until the 

cancer has progressed to far deadlier, advanced stages. Even for patients 

who receive a timely diagnosis, the flood of medical information can be 

overwhelming, and the cost of life-saving care can be financially crippling. 

Thousands of Americans pay more than $10,000 per year for ovarian cancer 

drugs. 

Our Nation must do more to change that. Last year, the First Lady and 

I reignited the Cancer Moonshot, setting ambitious goals to cut the overall 

cancer death rate by at least half in the next 25 years, turning more cancers 

from death sentences into treatable diseases and working to improve the 

experience for patients and their 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 drive scientific breakthroughs 

in preventing, detecting, and treating cancer and other deadly diseases and 

pioneering partnerships to get those breakthroughs out to clinics and patients. 

My Administration is also working to get patients and their families the 

breathing room they deserve—since taking office, we have lowered prescription drug costs and made lifesaving health care more affordable for millions 

of American families. We have strengthened Medicaid and the Affordable 

Care Act, expanding health care coverage to millions of Americans and 

helping 13 million people save $800 per year on health insurance premiums. 

The Inflation Reduction Act will also cap out-of-pocket drug costs for people 

on Medicare at $2,000 per year, even for expensive cancer drugs. 

We also know that early detection greatly improves chances of survival 

for ovarian cancer. All women should discuss risk factors with their doctors 

and remain vigilant against symptoms. Experts recommend that patients 

with a personal or family history of breast or ovarian cancer—or whose 

ancestry is associated with harmful gene variants—have a discussion of 

risk factors with their doctors to see if genetic counseling and testing may 

be appropriate. 

Every day, people across the country share their stories of cancer with 

me—stories of pain and perseverance, stories of loss and love, and stories 

of heartache and hope. In observance of National Ovarian Cancer Month, 

let us pay tribute to all the lives we can save and to all the lives we 

have lost. Let us support the families and medical community working 

tirelessly to provide them with treatment and care. And let us recommit 

to ending cancer as we know it, once and for all. 


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60870 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 / Presidential Documents 

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 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. I call upon the people of 

the United States to speak with their doctors and health care providers 

to learn more about ovarian cancer. I encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, and other interested groups to increase awareness of what Americans can do to detect 

and treat ovarian cancer. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19325 

Filed 9–5–23; 8:45 am] 

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