Washington, Oct. 23 -- Representative Rick Larsen issued the following press release:
Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) introduced the Veteran Breast Cancer Fairness Act to restore male breast cancer as a presumptive illness under the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act). October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and October 17 to 23 is Men's Breast Cancer Awareness Week.
In September 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) removed male breast cancer from the list of reproductive cancers considered presumptive under the PACT Act to align with President Trump's discriminatory executive orders. Male breast cancer has been linked to toxic exposure, and abo...