Cancer Control Month, 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]

[Presidential Documents]

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Vol. 84

Thursday,

No. 65

April 4, 2019

Part IV

The President

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Proclamation 9853--Cancer Control Month, 2019

Proclamation 9854--National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2019

Proclamation 9855--National Donate Life Month, 2019

Proclamation 9856--National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention

Month, 2019

Proclamation 9857--Second Chance Month, 2019

Memorandum of April 1, 2019--Delaying Submission of the Small Business

Report Under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015

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Title 3--

The President

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Proclamation 9853 of March 29, 2019

Cancer Control Month, 2019

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

During Cancer Control Month, we recognize the fearless

spirit of millions of Americans who are battling cancer

and celebrate the nearly 17 million cancer survivors

who are alive today. We also solemnly remember and

honor the memory of those beloved family members,

friends, and neighbors who have been taken from us by

this terrible disease. As I have said many times, our

Nation will never give up our search for effective and

innovative medical procedures to treat and prevent all

forms of cancer.

remember and

honor the memory of those beloved family members,

friends, and neighbors who have been taken from us by

this terrible disease. As I have said many times, our

Nation will never give up our search for effective and

innovative medical procedures to treat and prevent all

forms of cancer.

Last year, more than 1.7 million Americans were

diagnosed with some form of cancer and over 600,000

lost their lives to this disease--the second leading

cause of death in the United States. There are,

however, many hopeful signs of progress. The combined

rate of death from all cancers continues to decline

among both men and women, and death rates for many of

the most common types of cancer--including lung, colon,

and breast--are trending downward. These encouraging

statistics reflect the outstanding work of our Nation's

dedicated healthcare professionals to diagnose cancers

at earlier stages and to improve prevention and

treatment.

Americans can take important steps to decrease their

risk of developing cancer. Maintaining a normal weight,

practicing healthy eating habits, and engaging in

regular physical activity are critical to preventing

kidney, endometrial, esophageal, colon, and other forms

of cancer. Avoiding the use of tobacco and excessive

consumption of alcohol can also help the body prevent

and fight cancers

normal weight,

practicing healthy eating habits, and engaging in

regular physical activity are critical to preventing

kidney, endometrial, esophageal, colon, and other forms

of cancer. Avoiding the use of tobacco and excessive

consumption of alcohol can also help the body prevent

and fight cancers. Americans should also discuss their

family health histories with their doctors and get

recommended cancer screenings, which can lead to early

diagnosis and help increase the odds of beating the

disease.

My Administration is committed to supporting cutting-

edge research and groundbreaking medical advances and

treatments that better help cancer patients.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health are

actively pursuing new approaches for the diagnosis and

treatment of cancers, with special emphasis in the

developing fields of genomics, precision medicine, and

immunotherapy. Last year, I signed into law the

Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and

Research Act of 2018 to advance research on childhood

cancers and effective treatments, support survivors,

and better identify and track pediatric cancer rates. I

also signed into law ``Right to Try'' legislation,

which provides people diagnosed with terminal illnesses

expanded options for care and treatment

Research Act of 2018 to advance research on childhood

cancers and effective treatments, support survivors,

and better identify and track pediatric cancer rates. I

also signed into law ``Right to Try'' legislation,

which provides people diagnosed with terminal illnesses

expanded options for care and treatment. And I am

working with the Congress to invest $500 million over

the next decade in cancer-related research to enable

our Nation's best scientists and doctors to learn from

every child with cancer, creating new opportunities to

understand the unique causes of and find the best cures

for childhood cancer.

We will control and defeat cancer, which has inflicted

devastating suffering on too many American families. I

have complete confidence in our Nation's innovators and

scientists to overcome every challenge as they work day

in and day out to rid us of this disease. Together, we

will find the long-sought cure and eradicate the pain

and death caused by the scourge of cancer.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 April 2019 as Cancer

Control Month. I call upon the people of the United

States to speak with their doctors and healthcare

providers to learn more about preventative measures

that can save lives

of the authority

vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the

United States, do hereby proclaim April 2019 as Cancer

Control Month. I call upon the people of the United

States to speak with their doctors and healthcare

providers to learn more about preventative measures

that can save lives. 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 control cancer. I also invite the Governors

of the States and Territories and officials of other

areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States

to join me in recognizing Cancer Control Month.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

twenty-ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord two

thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the

United States of America the two hundred and forty-

third.

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