President Joe Biden plans to publicize and relaunch his so-called cancer moonshot effort on Wednesday with the goal of stamping out one of the leading causes of death worldwide.
The White House, underscoring that this is a presidential priority, will designate officials to focus on efforts to treat and prevent cancers. But the administration said it will not lay out any new funding announcements for the initiative. A senior administration official told reporters Tuesday night that the cancer moonshot is a bipartisan effort, and he is confident robust future funding will be available.
The effort has three main goals: cutting the age-adjusted death rate from cancer by 2025, increasing access to cancer screening and improving the experience of people living with cancer and their families.
