Cancer Moonshot Announced By White House

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President Joe Biden has promised to cut the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years and improve the experience of patients and families, “ending cancer as we know it.”  The “Cancer Moonshot” coming out of the oval office thrilled doctors, patients and researchers.  Currently, effective treatments and early detection tools aren’t reaching enough people.  And people aren’t making the lifestyle changes needed to dramatically cut cancer rates.  However, with technology driving innovation in cancer treatment, Biden certainly has a shot.

https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20220202/biden-relaunches-moonshot-with-aim-to-cut-cancer-deaths-by-at-least-50-in-25-years