Joe Biden announces major new steps in his fight for better cancer research : mashable

as declared in mashable

Joe Biden announces major new steps in his fight for better cancer research

Joe Biden announces major new steps in his fight for better cancer research

Vice President Joe Biden is more optimistic today than he has ever been in his entire career — and he's certain we're on the cusp of of unprecedented scientific and technological breakthroughs that can change the fight against cancer."We have an obligation to help, not later, not tomorrow — now," Biden said Monday at the 2016 Social Good Summit in New York."What I'd like to talk to you about is my hope that by the year 2030, we'll live in a world where cancer is ended as we know it," he later added.SEE ALSO: Joe Biden opens up about his son's death in emotional interview with ColbertTo reach that goal, Biden announced three major steps through the National Cancer Moonshot initiative, an effort he has led since January, which aims to "accelerate progress toward prevention, treatment and a cure."


moreover from inforum

Sanford cancer research receives $11.7 million boost

Sanford cancer research receives $11.7 million boost

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.-- Sanford Health's cancer research center has received a major five-year grant from the National Institute of Health.Sanford's Cancer Biology Research Center is the recipient of a nearly $11.7 million grant from the NIH to translate laboratory research into clinical trials for head and neck and pediatric cancers."Our hope is that this latest NIH grant allows us to improve cancer care for this region," said Dr. Keith Miskimins, who is the project's principal investigator and director of the center.


by the same token on news-medical

Sanford wins $11.7 million NIH grant to translate laboratory cancer research into clinical trials

Sanford wins $11.7 million NIH grant to translate laboratory cancer research into clinical trials

The Cancer Biology Research Center at Sanford Research is the recipient of a five-year, nearly $11.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to translate laboratory research into clinical trials for head and neck and pediatric cancers.The grant was awarded as part of the NIH's Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence, or CoBRE, which supports activity that enhances institutional research capacity.CoBRE also awarded the Cancer Biology Research Center at Sanford Research a nearly $11.5 million grant in 2011 to develop a group of basic science and translational cancer researchers.The most recent award represents Phase II of the project.