[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19583-19584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07267]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2022 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 10358 of March 31, 2022

                
National Cancer Control Month, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Since the Congress passed the landmark National Cancer 
                Act in 1971, our Nation has made tremendous strides in 
                preventing, detecting, and treating cancer. But nearly 
                all families--including my own and that of the Vice 
                President's--still know the pain a cancer diagnosis 
                brings. Despite our Nation's progress over the last 50 
                years, cancer in its many forms is still the second 
                leading cause of death in the United States, with more 
                than 600,000 deaths and nearly 1.9 million new cancer 
                diagnoses each year. A cancer diagnosis remains a 
                crushing blow to those diagnosed, as well as their 
                loved ones. In the name of all those we have lost and 
                for all those still fighting, I believe we can end 
                cancer as we know it.

                During National Cancer Control Month, we renew our 
                commitments to improve cancer prevention, promote early 
                detection, enhance treatment, and support the needs of 
                cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. We 
                recognize that while the fight against cancer is often 
                personal, the desire to make cancer more preventable, 
                detectable, and treatable is one that has the potential 
                to unite us as a Nation, inspiring us to stand together 
                and work together.

                In 2016, as Vice President, I led the Cancer Moonshot 
                to accelerate our progress against cancer and take 
                advantage of 21st century science and technology--an 
                effort that has catalyzed change across the cancer 
                community. As President, I have reignited the Cancer 
                Moonshot and set ambitious new goals to reduce the 
                death rate from cancer by 50 percent over the next 25 
                years and to improve the experience of people and their 
                families living with and surviving cancer. We are 
                creating the Advanced Research Projects Agency for 
                Health (ARPA-H), with the singular purpose of 
                expediting breakthroughs in the prevention, detection, 
                and treatment of cancer and other deadly diseases.

                As part of a recommitment to the Cancer Moonshot, the 
                First Lady and I announced a call to action on cancer 
                screening and early detection. Our goal is to drive 
                progress on potentially life-saving screenings that so 
                many Americans have missed as a result of the pandemic 
                and to help ensure that everyone in the United States 
                benefits equitably from the technology we have to 
                detect, diagnose, and treat cancer. We urge every 
                American to get back on track with their recommended 
                screenings, and we implore the public and private 
                sectors to increase access to early detection for 
                individuals and communities. To learn more about which 
                cancer screenings are appropriate for you, talk to your 
                healthcare provider, visit cdc.gov/cancerscreening or 
                cancer.gov/screeningtests, or call 1-800-4-CANCER.

                We also encourage Americans to take the proven steps to 
                lower their risk for many forms of cancer. Experts 
                agree that reducing tobacco use, eating healthily, 
                engaging in regular physical activity and exercise, 
                limiting alcohol consumption, and reducing exposure to 
                the sun when it is at its peak can help reduce the risk 
                of a cancer diagnosis. Given that cigarette smoking is 
                responsible for 30 percent of all cancer deaths, 
                helping people quit smoking and limiting exposure to 
                secondhand smoke can save lives. Resources are 
                available at SmokeFree.gov, by calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW, 
                or by texting QUITNOW to 333888.

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                Access to health coverage is critical to the fight 
                against cancer, and we were proud to expand access to 
                quality, affordable coverage through the American 
                Rescue Plan. Most health insurance plans are required 
                to cover recommended cancer screenings with no out-of-
                pocket costs. But for millions of Americans, the care 
                they need is not within reach. That is why I am 
                committed to reducing prescription drug costs and 
                health insurance premiums for millions of Americans and 
                closing the Medicaid coverage gap in States that refuse 
                to expand Medicaid. This would allow millions more of 
                our fellow Americans to access cancer screenings and 
                tobacco cessation services.

                We also thank the doctors, nurses, researchers, 
                caregivers, and advocates who are dedicated to finding 
                treatments and cures and reducing the pain and burden 
                of cancer. Our Nation's health care workers continued 
                to provide care and support to cancer patients and 
                their loved ones, even as a global pandemic made their 
                jobs more difficult and demanding, and our Nation is 
                forever grateful.

                During Cancer Control Month, we reaffirm our national 
                commitment to meet the scourge of cancer with urgency 
                and with all the tools and talent we can bring to bear. 
                For survivors and caregivers who carry the physical and 
                mental scars of cancer treatment and recovery, for 
                those who we have lost, and for those who we can save--
                let us end cancer as we know it.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim April 
                2022 as National Cancer Control 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, detect, treat, and control 
                cancer.

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