President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, announced eight research centers, including one at Tulane University, that will collectively receive $150 million in research awards aimed at pioneering new methods of precision cancer surgery. https://t.co/hlPltuFwLJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 14, 2024
Biden’s involvement in the “Cancer Moonshot” initiative is motivated not only by his personal family tragedy, but also by a sense of public duty, given that cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. He hopes to see cancer deaths halved over the next twenty-five years.