April is National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month

A Proclamation on National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month, 2024 was sent out from the President.

Cancer has touched nearly every American family.  During National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month, we honor the enormous courage and strength of the millions of Americans facing the disease today and of the many millions of survivors, whose resilience inspires us all.  Together, we will end cancer as we know it and get patients and families the quality care and support that they deserve.

In recent decades, we have made enormous progress toward beating cancer.  In addition to new medicines and therapies, we have developed early detection methods and discovered prevention measures that extend and save lives.  Studies have shown that over 30 percent of cancers diagnosed today could be prevented through methods like decreasing environmental and toxic exposures to carcinogens and making lifestyle changes like reducing tobacco use and improving nutrition.  Still, cancer is the second-leading cause of death in our country.

See the entire proclamation here.

Get more information and tools at Prevent Cancer Foundation at www.preventcancer.org/cancer-prevention-early-detection-month/#toolkit