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Proclamation 9791

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2018

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In simple terms

President Trump proclaimed October 2018 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, encouraging Americans to seek screenings and healthcare guidance, and inviting states, businesses, and organizations to raise awareness. The proclamation highlights improved survival rates, cites the "Right to Try" legislation signed earlier in 2018, and references recent research on chemotherapy alternatives for early-stage breast cancer.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 50241

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 83 FR 50241

    Federal Register PDF

  3. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim October 2018 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Encourage citizens, government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, and other interested groups to increase awareness of how Americans can fight breast cancer
  • Invite Governors of States and Territories and officials of other areas to join in recognizing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing
  • October 2018 designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No binding policy directives; purely hortatory and commemorative
  • Reference to 'Right to Try' legislation and recent chemotherapy study are contextual, not creating new obligations
Proclamation 9791: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2018 · Executive Orders