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posted by CoolHand on Tuesday October 18 2016, @09:06PM   Printer-friendly

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has released another cancer progress report/wish list:

Vice President Joe Biden today released his vision for doubling progress against cancer over 5 years. It includes numerous policy recommendations and a laundry list of projects by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other federal agencies that would require additional funding. Biden and his wife, Jill, have met with thousands of experts and patient advocates, they explain in a 17-page strategic plan submitted to President Barack Obama, who asked Biden in January to lead the effort. "We sought to better understand and break down the silos and stovepipes that prevent sharing of information and impede advances in cancer research and treatment, while building a focused and coordinated effort at home and abroad," they explain.

The Bidens' wish list ranges from giving patients more control over their medical data to launching "a national conversation" about cancer drug pricing. They also want to see more high-risk research funding at NCI and changes to the institute's intramural research program to focus more on emerging science and major public health challenges.

An accompanying 29-page report from Biden's federal moonshot task force lists what agencies have done so far and their plans to address five strategic goals. The first goal, "catalyze new scientific breakthroughs," contains several items that "align with" the 10 research areas recommended last month by an NCI blue ribbon panel, the report says. For example, it describes Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to develop new imaging technologies for detecting early molecular changes in cells that may lead to cancer.

The Cancer Moonshot is part of the War on Cancer:

The mission of this Cancer Moonshot is not to start another war on cancer, but to win the one President Nixon declared in 1971. At that time, we didn't have the army organized, didn't have the military intelligence to know the enemy well, and therefore didn't have the comprehensive strategy needed to launch a successful attack—now we do. Because of the progress over the last 45 years we have an army of researchers and oncologists, the powerful technologies and weapons, and immense public support and commitment to action.

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  • (Score: 2) by jdavidb on Tuesday October 18 2016, @09:33PM

    by jdavidb (5690) on Tuesday October 18 2016, @09:33PM (#415868) Homepage Journal

    Vice President Joe Biden today released his vision for doubling progress against cancer over 5 years

    Does he know he's only on the clock till next January 20th?

    I remember it was Rush Limbaugh who taught me ~20 years ago to notice the fact that politicians with 4 year terms always make 5 year plans that don't expect any progress until the 5th year. No longer a fan of Limbaugh but I've always remembered this fact.

    Of course, typically the 5 year promises are made on the campaign trail, not during the last few months of the administration.

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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday October 18 2016, @10:01PM

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Tuesday October 18 2016, @10:01PM (#415880)

    Does he know he's only on the clock till next January 20th?

    It's just part of Obama's legacy. None of the quotes mean anything except in that convoluted managementspeak way where the sentences almost make sense.
    The sycophantic media will spend February extolling Obama as the best president since Lincoln. (At least they will where I live, it's not the US, but we're part of the 5 eyes, so we have to play nice).

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday October 18 2016, @10:13PM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Tuesday October 18 2016, @10:13PM (#415883) Journal

    Even a Republican president is likely to fund most of what the NHS does (aside from a few cloning/stem cell/germ line modification items), and would probably follow the non-controversial recommendations here. So I don't see what the problem is.

    And if a Democratic candidate wins, that's three terms in a row, and easy funding for the Cancer Moonshot.

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