National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2024

( printed page 80363) Proclamation 10822 of September 30, 2024 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2024 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 Medica…