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The Cancer Moonshot is mobilizing efforts toward achieving two clear goals that the President and First Lady set: To prevent more than 4 million cancer deaths by 2047 and to improve the...
In February 2022, President Biden kickstarted the next phase of the Cancer Moonshot with bold new goals: to reduce the cancer death rate by half within 25 years and improve the lives of people with cancer and cancer survivors.
The goals and priorities for the Cancer Moonshot must be informed by those with direct experience with cancer. We invite you to share your story with us.
Dec 23, 2021 · The idea for a cancer "moonshot" did not originate with President Biden. Medical philanthropist Mary Lasker gets much of the credit. She was the first to push the idea 50 years ago.
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Jan 11, 2021 · The Moonshot has aimed to modernize how patients are involved in clinical cancer research, which is a critical driver of cancer progress. One approach pioneered by the Moonshot has been to establish patient-centric networks to improve outreach and engagement.
Learn how the Cancer Moonshot is taking an all-of-government approach to improve the experience of everyone who is touched by cancer. The Cancer Moonshot was launched in 2016 to accelerate scientific discovery in cancer research, foster greater collaboration, and improve the sharing of cancer data.
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