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Washington, Saturday, March 22, 1941
The President C ancer C o n t r o l M o n t h

1941

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS Public Resolution No. 82, 75th Congress, approved March 28, 1938
52 Stat. 148, authorizes and requests the President to issue annually a proc lamation setting apart the month of April of each year as Cancer Control Month, and to invite similar action on the part of the Governors of the several States, Territories, and possessions of the United States; and WHEREAS such Public Resolution re quests that such proclamations invite the medical profession, the press, and all agencies and individuals interested in a national program for the control of the disease of cancer, by education and other cooperative means, to unite during the month of April in a public dedication to such a program and in a concerted effort to impress upon the people of the nation the necessity for such a program; and WHEREAS through the National Can cer Institute of the United States Public Health Service, the Federal Government is leading the way in advancing research, in promoting effective treatment meth ods, and in advocating the provision of adequate facilities for cancer patients, as are the several States which have adopted programs for the control of cancer, as well as voluntary groups led by the Womens Field Army which are engaged in a nation-wide educational campaign; and WHEREAS last year cancer was re sponsible for the deaths of approximately 152,000 Americans, many of whom were occupying key positions in industries and professions related to the national de fense; and WHEREAS great improvements in treatment facilities for cancer patients have been made during the past year, with cancer clinics approved by the
American College of Surgeons now reach ing the encouraging total of 345; and WHEREAS it now remains for the in dividual citizen to shoulder his responsi bility by informing himself regarding cancer symptoms and the necessity for early diagnosis and treatment:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D.
ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do hereby set apart the month of April, 1941, as Cancer Con trol Month, and invite similar action on the part of the Governors of the several States, Territories, and possessions of the United States; and, in order that the American people may become better in formed concerning the prevalance of can cer and the effective steps which can be taken to control it, I commend to the medical profession, scientific groups, all organs of opinion, including the press, radio, and motion picture industry, and educators, and civic leaders, the impor tance of conveying educational informa tion to the American people and of im pressing upon them the necessity for eternal vigilance in this fight for human ity. Cancer control must be an impor tant part of our unified effort to make America strong and keep her morale high.
This fight can be won only when physi cians, scientists, and public health offi cials are effectively aided by a public opinion that is well informed regarding the few basic facts of cancer control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this 18th day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and s e a l forty-one, and of the Independ ence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth.
F r a n k l in D R o o se v e l t By the President:
S um ner W

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Acting Secretary of State.
No. 2467
F . R . Doc. 41-2070; F iled, M arch 21, 1941
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THE PRESIDENT
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RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS
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Farm Credit Administration:
Emergency crop and feed loans, regulations amended:
Continental United States.
Hawaii__________________
Puerto R ico_____________
T it l e 7A g r ic u l t u r e :
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine: , White-fringed beetle regula tions amended 2 docu ments____________ 1571, T it l e 10A r m y : W ar D e p a r t m e n t :
Aid of Civil Authorities and Public Relations:
Chaplains, ceremonials_____
Military Reservations and Na tional Cemeteries:
Post exchanges, restrictions on concessionaires_____
Procurement and Disposal of Equipment and Supplies:
Advance payments to contrac tors in interest of na tional defense_________
T it l e 16C o m m e r c ia l P r a c t ic e s :
Federal Trade Commission:
Cease and desist orders:
General Motors Corp., et a l________________
Ruth Gowns, Inc_________
Victoria Chemical Co., et a l________________
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Federal Communications Com mission:
Standard and high frequency broadcast stations, serv ice areas and channel assignments___________
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