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Presidential Documents
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 246
Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Title 3

Proclamation 10325 of December 22, 2021

The President
50th Anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Half a century ago, on December 23, 1971, policymakers, researchers, cancer survivors, and advocates gathered at the White House for the signing of the bipartisan National Cancer Acta landmark law that has helped transform cancer research and offered hope to millions in the years since.
For my family, and for most families, the fight against cancer is personal.
As every family facing cancer does, we learned as much as we could about the illness our son Beau fought, from his diagnosis to the very end. Along the way, we came to understand just how quickly cancer-fighting science, medicine, and technology is progressingsaving more and more lives each year. It is thanks in no small part to the National Cancer Act of 1971
that so much of this progress has been possible.
Fifty years ago, cancer screening and detection were in their infancy, treatment options were limited, and researchers worked largely in the dark.
The National Cancer Act helped launch programs that form the backbone of todays cancer research enterprise by bolstering the National Cancer Institute NCI at the National Institutes of Health; establishing NCI-designated Cancer Centers; creating national networks to conduct clinical trials; and building systems to collect, share, and advance cancer data and research.
After decades of investment and innovationand because of the limitless ingenuity of the worlds finest nurses, physicians, and researcherstoday we have a much more sophisticated understanding of how best to fight cancer. Thanks to new treatments and insights that could not have been imagined in generations past, the overall cancer death rate in the United States has declined steadily since the early 1990s, with more dramatic declines in the past few years.

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Cancer touches so many families across the country. It is up to all of us to continue making progress fighting cancer and ensuring that every American has access to the quality care they need. In 2016, President Obama asked me to lead the Cancer Moonshot Initiative to end cancer as we know it, and Jill and I committed to this as one of the causes of our lives. Now, as President and First Lady, we remain committed to that mission.
Today, we are more hopeful than ever about Americas chances to bring an end to cancer as we know it.
To help us get there, I have asked the Congress to launch the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Healthor ARPAHwhich will invest billions of dollars to speed breakthroughs in preventing, detecting, and treating cancer and other deadly diseases. My American Rescue Plan has also expanded access to affordable health insurance coverage, ensuring that more Americans are able to receive cancer screenings and get the treatment they need without worrying about costs. My Administration will continue to build on the Affordable Care Act, so that all Americansparticularly Americans of color, Indigenous Americans, rural Americans, and others who have been historically underservedhave access to quality, affordable health care.
As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act, I
call upon all Americans to reaffirm our national commitment to accelerate
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