‘Cancer Moonshot’ initiative to be relaunched

By Web Desk — On Wednesday, President Joe Biden relaunched the White House’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative, pledging to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years.
Joe Biden launched the Cancer Moonshot in 2016, with the goal of accelerating progress against cancer. Cancer patients and medical researchers responded with tremendous energy and ingenuity.

 As part of the Cancer Moonshot initiative, President Biden is reinvigorating the White House’s leadership role. Thanks to recent progress in cancer therapeutics, diagnostics, and patient-driven care, as well as scientific advances and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now possible to set ambitious goals: to reduce the death rate from cancer by 50 percent over the next 25 years and to improve the quality of life for people and their families living with and surviving cancer. By doing this and more, we can end cancer as we know it today.

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In remarks at the White House, Biden said, “We can do this. I promise you. For all those we lost, for all those we miss, we can end cancer as we know it.”

First Lady Jill Biden and the President similarly announced a call to action on cancer screening to jumpstart progress on screenings missed due to the pandemic and help ensure that everyone in the United States benefits equitably from the tools available to prevent, detect, and diagnose cancer.

The White House Cancer Moonshot is being coordinated by Dr. Danielle Carnival, who works in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In addition, the President announced the formation of the “Cancer Cabinet,” which will include representatives from the departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy, and Agriculture, in addition to the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health.