[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 169 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 49895-49896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19326]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 169 / Friday, September 3, 2021 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 10245 of August 31, 2021

                
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2021

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                In 2021, over 248,500 Americans have been diagnosed 
                with prostate cancer. Even as we make tremendous 
                advancements in cancer research and treatment, prostate 
                cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and 
                the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among our 
                Nation's fathers, sons, husbands, and brothers. Today, 
                one in eight men in the United States will be diagnosed 
                with prostate cancer in his lifetime--often without any 
                previous signs or symptoms. During National Prostate 
                Cancer Awareness Month, we rededicate ourselves to 
                supporting those diagnosed with prostate cancer through 
                research, education, and access to prevention, 
                treatment, and follow-up care and support. Together, we 
                can increase awareness of this cancer, and improve the 
                care and well-being of those impacted by this disease.

                Awareness of the risk factors of prostate cancer can 
                help men make informed choices about their health with 
                their primary health care providers--especially for men 
                over the age of 65, men who have a family history of 
                prostate cancer, and Black men who have a higher chance 
                of developing and suffering from prostate cancer. I 
                encourage all men and their families to learn the 
                latest information on prostate cancer at 
                www.cancer.gov/types/prostate and www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate prostate. I also encourage every American to get 
                recommended cancer screenings, check-ups, and 
                treatments from your health care providers. Most 
                importantly, talk to your doctor about your risks for 
                developing prostate cancer.

                My Administration continues to push for groundbreaking 
                discoveries and innovative treatments to end cancer as 
                we know it. That is why I am working to create an 
                Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health at the 
                National Institutes of Health--or ARPA-H--which would 
                invest 6.5 billion dollars to develop breakthroughs 
                that prevent, detect, and treat cancer and other deadly 
                diseases.

                I am also committed to funding research to expand 
                prevention and treatment of prostate cancer 
                specifically. Today, researchers funded by the National 
                Cancer Institute are working to advance our 
                understanding of how to prevent, detect, and treat 
                prostate cancer. The National Institutes of Health and 
                partners in the private sector have launched the 
                largest-ever coordinated research effort to investigate 
                environmental and genetic factors related to prostate 
                cancer to better understand why it disproportionately 
                impacts Black men. And we are working on methods to 
                prepare more advanced early detection tests and 
                clinical trials to develop and enhance treatments for 
                all men.

                My Administration will also continue to protect and 
                fight to build on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the 
                important protections it provides for all Americans, 
                including for men with prostate cancer. The ACA 
                prohibits insurance companies from restrictive annual 
                dollar limits on benefits, and it prohibits insurers 
                from denying coverage or charging higher premiums to 
                patients with prostate cancer--or any other pre-
                existing medical condition. The ACA also helps ensure 
                that every man with prostate cancer receives quality 
                health care.

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                Our Nation has made exceptional progress in the fight 
                against cancer, and I am committed to doing everything 
                I can to bring together the knowledge, as well as the 
                human and financial resources necessary to advance that 
                progress. We owe every person who has lost their battle 
                with this disease, every person living with this 
                disease, and every person who may one day be diagnosed 
                with it, our continued work to defeat it. During 
                National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, let us renew 
                our efforts to save lives and spare suffering by 
                accelerating our work to end cancer as we know it.

                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 2021 
                as National Prostate 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 cure prostate 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-one, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
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[FR Doc. 2021-19326
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