Experts say the objective is attainable - with adequate investments. 'We're curing people of diseases that we previously thought were absolutely intractable and not survivable,' said Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society.
Cancer is the second-highest killer in the U.S. after heart disease. If all innovation ended today, access to current innovations could reduce cancer mortality by another 20 to 30%, according to Knudsen.
Endeavors to push forward cancer research are personal for President Biden, who vowed in an Oval Office address to keep fighting for his 'cancer moonshot' to 'end cancer as we know it' because 'we can do it.'
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