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The White House has announced plans for a “cancer moonshot,” led by Vice President Joe Biden. The ambitious national initiative aims to double the rate of progress toward a cure by increasing public and private funding for cancer research, leveraging data and technology innovations, and improving cooperation among scientists and clinicians.
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In this guest commentary for Everyday Health, Brian J. Bolwell, MD, Chairman of Cleveland Clinic’s Taussig Cancer Institute, suggests six ways to improve the moonshot’s odds for success.
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