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Administration of Barack Obama, 2014

Proclamation 9155National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2014

August 29, 2014

By the President of the United States of AmericaA Proclamation

Each year, pediatric cancer interrupts the childhood and limits the potential of thousandsof young Americans. It is estimated that almost 16,000 of our daughters and sons under the ageof 20 will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and it remains the leading cause of disease-related death for children. This monthin honor of these young patients, their loved ones, andall those who support themwe rededicate ourselves to combating this devastation.

Critical research has led to real progress in the fight against pediatric cancer.Improvements in treatment and increased participation in clinical trials have helped decreasemortality rates for many types of childhood cancer by more than 50 percent over the past 30

years. These gains remind us of the importance of supporting scientific advances, and give ushope for a future free from cancer in all its forms. My Administration continues to invest inlong-term research efforts that will build on this progress. As part of this commitment, earlierthis year I signed the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, which established the 10-YearPediatric Research Initiative Fund. I continue to call on the Congress to invest the millions ofdollars available in this Fund to support the urgent medical innovation that could lead to life-changing breakthroughs.

As we continue to pursue medical advances, the Affordable Care Act is improving families'access to quality, affordable health coverage. Childhood cancer can occur suddenly, with noearly symptoms, and regular medical checkups can help detect pediatric cancer at an earlystage. The Affordable Care Act helps millions of families access this essential medical care, and

new protections eliminate annual and lifetime dollar limits on coverage. Insurance companiesare also prohibited from denying coverage due to a history of cancer, or any other pre-existingcondition, and from denying participation in an approved clinical trial for any life-threateningdisease.

During National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, our Nation comes together toremember all those whose lives were cut short by pediatric cancer, to recognize the loved oneswho know too well the pain it causes, and to support every child and every family battlingcancer each day. We join with their loved ones and the researchers, health care providers, andadvocates who support them as we work toward a tomorrow where all children are able topursue their full measure of happiness without the burden of cancer.

Now, Therefore, I, Barack Obama, 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 herebyproclaim September 2014 as National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage allAmericans to join me in reaffirming our commitment to fighting childhood cancer.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of August, in theyear of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States ofAmerica the two hundred and thirty-ninth.

BARACK OBAMA

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[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:15 a.m., September 3, 2014]

NOTE: This proclamation was published in the Federal Registeron September 4.

Categories:Proclamations : National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Subjects:Health and medical care : Health insurance reforms; Health and medical care :Research and development; Holidays and special observances : Childhood Cancer AwarenessMonth, National.

DCPD Number:DCPD201400625.

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