Affiliation:
1. Department of Radiation Oncology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
2. Former Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences Brown University Providence Rhode Island USA
Abstract
In relaunching the Cancer Moonshot in 2022, the Biden Administration is seeking to reduce the mortality rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years. In this Commentary, the authors discuss the history of the federal government’s efforts to reduce the morbidity and mortality of cancer, review the ontogeny of the President’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, and identify the challenges it faces in achieving its goals.
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