Cancer Control Month is a month-long
United States observance
The United States has many observances.
Days
* January 13 - Stephen Foster Memorial Day
* February 1 - National Freedom Daybr>* April 13 - Thomas Jefferson's birthda* May 1 - Law Daybr>* May 1 - Loyalty Daybr>* 1st Thu. in May - National Day ...
established by .
2013 edition
(a) The president is requested to issue each year a proclamation—
:(1) designating April as Cancer Control Month;
:(2) to invite each year the chief executive officers of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States to issue proclamations designating April as Cancer Control Month.
(b) Contents of Proclamations.— As part of those proclamations, the chief executive officers and president are requested to invite the medical profession, the press, and all agencies and individuals interested in a national program for the control of cancer by education and other cooperative means to unite during Cancer Control Month in a public dedication to the program and in a concerted effort to make the people of the United States aware of the need for the program.
See also
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Title 36 of the United States Code
The United States Code is the official compilation of the Federal laws of a general and permanent nature that are currently in force. Title 36 cover, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations."
Parts
Subtitle I: Patrio ...
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National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
External links
36 U.S.C. § 101from the
United States Government Printing Office
The United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO or GPO; formerly the United States Government Printing Office) is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States Federal government. The office produces and distributes information ...
36 U.S.C. § 101from
Cornell Law School
References
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April observances
Observances in the United States by presidential proclamation