Cancer Moonshot
Biden Cancer Moonshot Announces New Initiatives to Improve Diagnosis, Precision Treatments
The program announced a series of new public and private initiatives and projects designed to support its stated goal of halving the cancer death rate over the next 25 years.
Biden Cancer Moonshot Announces New Projects Focused on Decreasing Cancer Burden in Africa
Programs aim to improve screening tools and adherence, advance new point-of-care diagnostics, and increase access to precision medicine on the continent.
President Biden Jumpstarts Cancer Moonshot Initiative With Goal of Halving Death Rate
The renewal of the ambitious effort includes the reestablishment of direct White House leadership, with a cross-agency cabinet to drive progress in early detection and care equity.
The law contains provisions that proponents say will advance precision medicine and speed new tests to market, but critics worry if this will come at a cost to public health.
Precision Medicine Has Bipartisan Support, Proponents Assure Amid Trump Administration Transition
Personalized medicine proponents are uncertain where funding, personnel, and priorities will land in a new administration and Congress.