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Proclamation 10822 of September 30, 2024 

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2024 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Too many Americans know the pain of losing a mother, sister, wife, daughter, 

or loved one to breast cancer. During National Breast Cancer Awareness 

Month, we honor the memories of all those we have lost to this devastating 

disease. We give strength and support to their families, to their caregivers, 

to survivors, and to women still undergoing treatment. And we express 

our gratitude to all the medical professionals and health researchers working 

tirelessly to end cancer as we know it. 

Today, there are more than four million breast cancer survivors in America— 

and this year alone, hundreds of thousands more will be diagnosed. While 

scientists have made significant breakthroughs to better prevent, detect, and 

treat breast cancer, a diagnosis is frightening and overwhelming. Patients 

and families are often flooded with complex medical information and forced 

to advocate for themselves to receive basic care. Additionally, some patients 

are left saddled with exorbitant medical bills while undergoing grueling 

treatments. 

For my family and Vice President Harris’ family—along with millions of 

families across the country—cancer is personal. Ending cancer as we know 

it has been a top priority for my Administration since day one. The First 

Lady and I reignited the Cancer Moonshot to cut the cancer death rate 

by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years and improve the experience 

of those diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones. I also established 

the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, securing $4 billion in 

bipartisan funding to help the scientists, innovators, and public health professionals who are working around the clock to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancers and other deadly diseases. 

My Administration has also worked hard to make cancer treatment more 

affordable for patients. I strengthened Medicaid and the Affordable Care 

Act (ACA), expanding health coverage to millions of Americans and saving 

millions of families $800 per year on their health insurance premiums. 

My Inflation Reduction Act will cap total out-of-pocket costs for prescription 

drugs at $2,000 per year for seniors and other people on Medicare—including 

expensive cancer medications, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars. 

Moreover, to increase support for patients and their families, we have ensured 

that people facing cancer can access patient navigation services that are 

fully paid for through Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance. 

This personalized assistance helps lift the burden of managing the complex 

medical journey alone from millions of patients. 

Furthermore, my Administration is committed to ensuring women have access to screening and early detection services, which are critical in catching 

breast cancer early and saving lives. Toward that aim, we expanded coverage 

under the ACA, which requires insurers to pay for recommended cancer 

screenings—including mammograms—for many more Americans. We expanded access to free breast cancer screenings for any veteran exposed 

to burn pits during their military service. And we will continue to forge 

partnerships with community health centers to help ensure underserved 

communities have access to early detection and support services. 


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80364 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 192 / Thursday, October 3, 2024 / Presidential Documents 

For more information about breast cancer, go to cancer.gov/types/breast or 

call 1–800–422–6237 to speak to information specialists at the National 

Cancer Institute in English and in Spanish. The Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program 

also offers breast cancer screenings or diagnostic services to low-income 

individuals who are uninsured or otherwise qualify for the program—go 

to cdc.gov/breast-cervical-cancer-screening/ to learn more. 

This National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let us each recommit to 

doing our part to give more support, hope, and care to patients, families, 

and survivors of breast cancer. Let us rise above party and politics and 

unite as Americans to help all of our loved ones struggling with this terrible 

disease. And let us strengthen our resolve together as a Nation to end 

cancer as we know it—for all the lives we have lost and all those we 

can still save. 

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 October 2024 as 

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage citizens, government 

agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other interested 

groups to join in activities that will increase awareness of what Americans 

can do to prevent and control breast cancer and pay tribute to those who 

have lost their lives to this disease. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day 

of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-four, and of 

the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and 

forty-ninth. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22986 

Filed 10–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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