ファーストレディのジル・バイデンは、がん予防と早期発見を推進するがん予防財団の超党派の議会家族プログラムを称賛した。

2023年4月21日

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ワシントンDC - As part of the Biden Administration’s がんムーンショット, First Lady Jill Biden joined the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program^® reception on Wednesday, April 19 in showcasing bipartisan support for cancer prevention and early detection. The event, which took place at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., attracted a bipartisan, bicameral audience of members of Congress and their spouses, as well as leaders in the cancer prevention community, to recognize congressional spouses’ longstanding commitment to educating the public about ways to reduce cancer risk and the benefits of early detection, which leads to better outcomes.

First Lady Jill Biden delivers remarks at the Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program at the Library of Congress, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith)

First Lady Jill Biden was joined by ニケマ・ウィリアムズ下院議員 (D-Ga.) and a panel of congressional spouses who spoke of their participation in the Congressional Families Program and their work to raise awareness in their home states and districts. Participating spouses included:

Charlie Capito, spouse of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)
マーサ・ヒル, spouse of Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.)
メアリー・ハイムズ, spouse of Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.)
リーアン・ジョンソン, spouse of Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio)

“Cancer touches us all. It’s not a red or a blue issue. It’s a human one and it takes all of us to stop it,” said First Lady Jill Biden in her remarks during the program. “That’s why this event and this organization matter so much. We can collaborate, share good ideas and best practices. Together, we can get people the information they need to prevent cancer before it happens, and catch it early if it does.”

The event also recognized Representative Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), who was honored with the inaugural Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé Visionary Award for her leadership in creating the Congressional Families Program in 1991 as a partnership between the Congressional Club, which she led as a congressional spouse at the time, and the Prevent Cancer Foundation founded by Ms. Aldigé.

“More than 30 years ago, Doris Matsui and Bo Aldigé recognized the great potential and value in bringing congressional spouses together—who are powerhouses in their own right—to share vital prevention and early detection information in their home districts and states,” said リサ・マクガバン, Executive Director of the Congressional Families Program. “We applaud the Biden Cancer Moonshot for its bipartisan work, using the most visible platform in the nation to prioritize prevention. Cancer does not care what party you support and neither do we. It takes all of us working together to beat this formidable foe.”

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About the Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program^®

議会家族がん予防プログラム^® is a nonpartisan initiative to increase the public’s understanding of cancer prevention and early detection. Families of Senate, House, Cabinet and Supreme Court members are invited to work within their respective constituencies—and nationwide—to raise awareness and reduce risk for these diseases.

1991 年に、Prevent Cancer Foundation と Congressional Club のパートナーシップとして Congressional Families Program が開始されたとき、当初の取り組みは乳がんに重点が置かれていました。 The Program’s first five years’ success led to the expansion of its scope to include colorectal, liver, lung, oral, prostate, skin, testicular and cervical cancers, and HPV-related cancers. The Program offers participants educational seminars, talking points, op-eds, letters to the editor, speeches, videos, program ideas and many more tools to use in their districts and beyond. With these tools, the Congressional Families Program takes the message of cancer prevention and early detection into communities across the U.S.

詳細については、詳しくはこちら.

がん予防財団について^®

がん予防財団^® は唯一の米国-ベース非営利団体専らひたむきなに癌予防と早期検出. 研究、教育を通じて、アウトリーチおよびアドボカシー, 私たちは、数え切れないほど多くの人々ががんの診断を回避したり、早期にがんを発見して治療を成功させるのを支援してきました。私たちの原動力はがんが予防できる世界のビジョン検出可能そして打ち負かすことができるすべてのために.

財団は、2035年までに癌による死亡者数を40%減らすという課題に取り組むために立ち上がっています。これを達成するために、私たちはがんを早期に発見し、進歩させるための革新的な技術に$20百万を投資することを約束マルチがん検診、がん検診とワクチン接種へのアクセスを拡大するために$1000万医学的に十分なサービスを受けていないコミュニティを支援し、検査とワクチン接種の選択肢について一般の人々を啓蒙するために$1000万ドルを支出します。

詳細については、がん予防.