[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 87775-87776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25807]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 5, 2024 / 
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                Proclamation 10852 of October 31, 2024

                
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Too many Americans know the pain of losing a loved one 
                to lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in 
                the United States. During National Lung Cancer 
                Awareness Month, we honor all those living with lung 
                cancer and their loved ones. We thank the researchers 
                searching for answers and the medical professionals who 
                are working tirelessly to care for those with lung 
                cancer, and we recommit to ending cancer as we know it.

                Although scientists have made incredible breakthroughs 
                that have improved prevention, detection, and treatment 
                for cancer and saved lives, a lung cancer diagnosis can 
                be terrifying. This year, nearly 250,000 Americans will 
                be diagnosed with the disease. Treatment can be 
                grueling. Medical bills can cause concerns for the 
                whole family. And the flood of medical information 
                directed toward patients and their caretakers can be 
                overwhelming. Too often, people feel lost and left 
                behind, especially those who are disproportionately 
                impacted by lung cancer--such as Black men, rural 
                residents, and women under 50 years old.

                Cancer is personal to many families, including mine, so 
                I made fighting cancer a top priority in my 
                Administration. The First Lady and I began by 
                reigniting the Biden Cancer Moonshot, aiming to cut the 
                cancer death rate by at least 50 percent over the next 
                25 years. I also secured $4 billion in bipartisan 
                funding and established the Advanced Research Projects 
                Agency for Health to support scientists, innovators, 
                and public health professionals in driving innovation 
                to prevent, detect, and treat cancer and other life-
                threatening diseases.

                My Administration is also working around the clock to 
                make cancer treatments more affordable and the 
                treatment process more manageable for families. We have 
                saved millions of families $800 per year on their 
                health insurance premiums by strengthening Medicaid and 
                the Affordable Care Act. Through my Inflation Reduction 
                Act, we are capping total out-of-pocket prescription 
                drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries at $2,000 per 
                year, including for cancer drugs, which can cost many 
                times that. And for the first time ever, families 
                fighting cancer can access patient navigation services 
                that are fully paid for through Medicare, Medicaid, and 
                private insurance--helping guide families through the 
                diagnosis and treatment process and offering them much-
                needed support.

                My Administration is also committed to preventing 
                cancer by tackling another driver of cancer deaths in 
                this country: smoking. To ensure that Americans who 
                want to quit have the support they need, the Department 
                of Health and Human Services created a Framework to 
                Support and Accelerate Smoking Cessation, setting goals 
                and strategies to help our communities reduce smoking. 
                And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
                launched a $15 million program that will help increase 
                awareness about smoking and options for services to 
                help people quit. For anyone looking to quit smoking, 
                you can find resources at BeTobaccoFree.gov or 
                smokefree.gov or by calling 877-44U-QUIT.

                My Administration is expanding early detection and 
                screening services because an early diagnosis of lung 
                cancer can save lives. Together, Federal

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                agencies, community health centers, and other partners 
                are providing early detection knowledge and support 
                services to underserved communities. I encourage all 
                Americans to talk to their doctors about lung cancer 
                symptoms.

                During National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we 
                strengthen our commitment to standing by all those 
                facing lung cancer and their families, and we ensure 
                they have access to the care they need. We also 
                rededicate ourselves to spreading awareness about lung 
                cancer and working to end cancer as we know it, in 
                order to save more lives.

                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 November 2024 
                as National Lung 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 
                lung cancer. I encourage citizens, government agencies, 
                private businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, 
                and other interested groups to increase awareness about 
                what Americans can do to prevent, detect, and treat 
                lung cancer.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of October, 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.
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