Presidential Documents

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 169 / Friday, September 3, 2021 / Presidential Documents 49895 

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. 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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49896 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 169 / Friday, September 3, 2021 / Presidential Documents 

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 fortysixth. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19326 

Filed 9–2–21; 11:15 am] 

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