Coverage dated February 1, 2022 to February 2, 2022

Biden aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50% over next 25 years

Headline from Fredericksburg.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday set a 25-year timeline to cut in half the cancer death rate, a lofty but perhaps unrealistic goal that is meant to

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  1. The Guardian

    Biden commits to reducing cancer death rate by 50% over next 25 years (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President will assemble a ‘cancer cabinet’ as part of ‘moonshot’ initiative first announced in 2016 when he was vice-president

  2. New York Times

    Biden to Present Ambitious Plan to Cut Cancer Death Rate in Half (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The president aims to revive the cancer “moonshot” program he headed as vice president.

  3. Dglobe

    Biden revives 'Cancer Moonshot' plan with goal to lower death rate (opens Dglobe)

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    Dglobe's feed description

    The new effort will install a White House coordinator, form a cancer cabinet that will bring government departments and agencies together and revive access to cancer screenings.

  4. France 24

    Biden announces cancer 'moonshot' relaunch to halve death rate (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce a relaunch of the government's cancer "moonshot" effort, with a goal of cutting the US death rate from the disease by half.

  5. KHOU Houston

    Biden looks to reduce cancer deaths by 50% within 25 years (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    The president is re-energizing a "moonshot" initiative that was announced when he was vice president under Obama.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Biden to Announce Relaunch of Cancer Moonshot Program Started Under Obama (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce a relaunch of the Cancer Moonshot program that was started during the Obama administration to end a disease that kills more than 600,000 people a year in the U.S., the White House said.

  7. Fredericksburg.com

    Biden aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50% over next 25 years (opens Fredericksburg.com)

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    Fredericksburg.com's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday set a 25-year timeline to cut in half the cancer death rate, a lofty but perhaps unrealistic goal that is meant to

  8. CBS News

    Biden relaunching cancer "moonshot" in bid to cut disease's death rate in half (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Administration official voices confidence Congress will provide "robust" funding because "nothing … is more bipartisan" than fighting cancer.

  9. Newsweek

    Biden reboots project to fight cancer, which took his son's life (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    President Joe Biden will relaunch his Cancer Moonshot project at the White House later; a project he first launched the year after the death of his son, Beau.

  10. The Hill

    Biden relaunches cancer moonshot: 'Let's end cancer as we know it' (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Biden on Wednesday called the “cancer moonshot” initiative a priority of his White House during an event announcing the relaunch of the program.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Biden pledges to slash cancer death rate in half over next 25 years (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden wants to halve the age-adjusted cancer death rate over the next 25 years and improve the lives of patients, survivors, and their families through a rebooted White House cancer moonshot project, an effort he first launched as vice president.

  12. Fox32 Chicago

    Biden to relaunch 'Cancer Moonshot,' aiming to cut deaths by 50% over next 25 years (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    President Joe Biden is relaunching his “Cancer Moonshot” initiative with a goal of reducing cancer deaths by 50% over the next 25 years and to ”end cancer as we know it.”

  13. Foxla

    Biden aims to cut cancer deaths by 50% over next 25 years with moonshot initiative (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    President Joe Biden is relaunching his “Cancer Moonshot” initiative with a goal of reducing cancer deaths by 50% over the next 25 years and to ”end cancer as we know it.”

  14. Washington Examiner

    Biden relaunches cancer moonshot with goal of halving death rate in 25 years (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden promised to imbue the fight against cancer with a fierce sense of urgency as he relaunched a moonshot effort aimed at halving the disease's death rate in 25 years.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Biden to announce relaunch of federal effort to reduce cancer deaths (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    President Biden is expected to announce the relaunching of the cancer 'moonshot,' a federal effort to reduce deaths from the disease.

  16. NBC New York

    Biden to Relaunch Cancer Moonshot Program, Aiming to Cut Death Rate 50% in 25 Years (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The issue is deeply personal for Biden: He lost his eldest son, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015.

  17. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Biden to relaunch 'cancer moonshot,' aiming to reduce death rate, administration officials say (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden, renewing his pledge to "end cancer as we know it," plans Wednesday to announce a multipronged effort to bolster prevention, screening and research, with the

  18. MedicalXpress

    Biden announces cancer 'moonshot' relaunch to cut deaths by half (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce a relaunch of the government's cancer "moonshot" effort, with a goal of cutting deaths from the disease by half.

  19. The Guardian

    Biden to revive Obama-era plan to ‘end cancer as we know it’ – US politics live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President’s ambitious plan aims to cut cancer death rates in half – follow all the day’s politics news

  20. France 24

    Biden relaunches cancer 'moonshot' to halve death rate (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    President Joe Biden announced a relaunch of the government's cancer "moonshot" effort in a White House ceremony Wednesday, setting a goal of cutting the US death rate from the disease by half.

  21. Delaware Public Media

    Here's how the Biden administration says it will halve cancer rates by 2047 (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    President Biden is relaunching "Cancer Moonshot," an initiative he led as vice president. It aims to dramatically reduce cancer deaths and improve the experience of patients, survivors and families.

  22. The Hill

    Biden reignites 'cancer moonshot' with focus on early diagnosis, prevention (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Biden on Wednesday will reignite the ‘cancer moonshot’ project with a focus on reducing the death rate by 50 percent in 25 years.

  23. Deutsche Welle

    US: President Joe Biden aims to cut cancer deaths by 50% | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The US president, who lost his own son to cancer, relaunched a government initiative to drastically curb the cancer death rate over the next 25 years.

  24. Al Jazeera

    Biden to re-launch effort aimed at cutting cancer deaths by half (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    So-called cancer ‘moonshot’ poured $1.8bn in federal funds into combatting cancer when first launched in 2016.

  25. CNN

    Biden to relaunch White House 'Cancer Moonshot' initiative aimed at halving cancer deaths by 2047 (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday will reignite the White House's "Cancer Moonshot," an Obama-era initiative aimed at accelerating the nation's rate of progress in the fight against cancer.

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