Biden Administration's , 'Moonshot' Initiative Aims To, Reduce Cancer Death Rates .
'Time' reports that President Joe Biden's
goal of reducing the cancer death rate in the U.S.
by 50% is part of the "moonshot" initiative. .
'Time' reports that President Joe Biden's
goal of reducing the cancer death rate in the U.S.
by 50% is part of the "moonshot" initiative. .
Biden started the initiative in 2016
when he was still vice president. .
Unnamed senior administration officials say that Biden has set a 25-year timeline for achieving that particular goal, one part of a broader plan to end cancer as we know it. .
Unnamed senior administration officials say that Biden has set a 25-year timeline for achieving that particular goal, one part of a broader plan to end cancer as we know it. .
'Time' reports that the issue is a deeply
personal one for the president, who lost
his oldest son, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015. .
'Time' reports that the issue is a deeply
personal one for the president, who lost
his oldest son, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015. .
According to the American Cancer Society's
estimates, 1,918,030 new cancer cases
and 609,360 cancer deaths are expected in 2022. .
According to the American Cancer Society's
estimates, 1,918,030 new cancer cases
and 609,360 cancer deaths are expected in 2022. .
On February 2,
Biden was scheduled
to address the initiative
and its long-term goals.
'Time' reports that a "cancer Cabinet"
will be formed that includes 18 federal
departments, agencies and offices. .
Leaders from the Departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy and Agriculture will all take part in the initiative. .
Leaders from the Departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy and Agriculture will all take part in the initiative. .
According to 'Time,'
the administration outlined
a plan that included increased
screening and removing
inequities in treatment
to help curb cancer rates. .
According to 'Time,'
the administration outlined
a plan that included increased
screening and removing
inequities in treatment
to help curb cancer rates. .
The cancer program was initially announced during President Barack Obama's last full year in office.