President Joseph Biden on Monday proclaimed October Nationwide Breast Most cancers Consciousness Month 2024, saying that “too many People know the ache of dropping a mom, sister, spouse, daughter, or cherished one to breast most cancers.”
“Throughout Nationwide Breast Most cancers Consciousness Month, we honor the recollections of all these we have now misplaced to this devastating illness,” stated Biden in a White Home Proclamation. “We give power and assist to their households, to their caregivers, to survivors, and to ladies nonetheless present process remedy. And we categorical our gratitude to all of the medical professionals and well being researchers working tirelessly to finish most cancers as we all know it.”
The president stated that, in the present day, there are greater than 4 million breast most cancers survivors in America and that, this 12 months alone, tons of of 1000’s extra will be identified.
He stated that whereas scientists have made vital breakthroughs to raised stop, detect, and deal with breast most cancers, “a prognosis is horrifying and overwhelming.”
He stated sufferers and households are sometimes flooded with advanced medical data and compelled to advocate for themselves to obtain major care.
Moreover, Biden stated some sufferers are left saddled with exorbitant medical payments whereas present process grueling therapies.
He stated that for his and Vice President Kamala Harris’s household — together with tens of millions of households throughout the nation — most cancers is private.
Biden stated ending most cancers as we all know it has been a prime precedence for his administration since day one.
He famous that he and First Woman Dr. Jill Biden reignited the Most cancers Moonshot to chop the most cancers dying fee by no less than 50 % over the following 25 years and enhance the expertise of these identified with most cancers and their family members.
Biden additionally established the Superior Analysis Initiatives Company for Well being, securing $4 billion in bipartisan funding to assist scientists, innovators, and public well being professionals “who’re working across the clock to enhance the prevention, detection, and remedy of cancers and different lethal ailments.”
As well as, he stated his administration has “labored arduous” to make most cancers remedy extra reasonably priced for sufferers, stating that he strengthened Medicaid and the Inexpensive Care Act (ACA), expanded well being protection to tens of millions of People, and saved tens of millions of households $800 per 12 months on their medical health insurance premiums.
Biden stated his Inflation Discount Act would cap whole out-of-pocket prices for prescribed drugs at $2,000 per 12 months for seniors and different individuals on Medicare — together with costly most cancers medicines, which might price tens of 1000’s of {dollars}.
Furthermore, to extend assist for sufferers and their households, the president stated his administration has “ensured that folks dealing with most cancers can entry affected person navigation providers that are absolutely paid for by way of Medicare, Medicaid, and personal medical health insurance.
“This customized help helps elevate the burden of managing the advanced medical journey alone from tens of millions of sufferers.”
Moreover, Biden stated his administration is dedicated to making sure ladies have entry to screening and early detection providers, “that are essential in catching breast most cancers early and saving lives.”
Towards that purpose, he stated his administration expanded protection beneath the ACA, which requires insurers to pay for beneficial most cancers screenings — together with mammograms — for a lot of extra People.
“We expanded entry to free breast most cancers screenings for any veteran uncovered to burn pits throughout their navy service. And we’ll proceed to forge partnerships with group well being facilities to assist guarantee underserved communities have entry to early detection and assist providers,” he stated.
“This Nationwide Breast Most cancers Consciousness Month, allow us to every recommit to doing our half to provide extra assist, hope, and care to sufferers, households, and survivors of breast most cancers,” he added. “Allow us to rise above celebration and politics and unite as People to assist all of our family members combating this horrible illness.
“And allow us to strengthen our resolve collectively as a Nation to finish most cancers as we all know it — for all of the lives we have now misplaced and all these we will nonetheless save,” continued Biden, urging residents, authorities businesses, non-public companies, nonprofit organizations, and different teams to affix in actions that can improve consciousness of what People can do to stop and management breast most cancers, and pay tribute to those that have misplaced their lives to this illness.
