Biden unveils road map for his ‘moonshot’ against cancer

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden pledged on Tuesday night to work to increase resources for cancer research and improve coordination across the research community as part of his cancer “moonshot” that President Obama endorsed in his State of the Union address.

Breaking down “silos” will be a primary focus, Biden said in a post on Medium.

“The Federal government will do everything it possibly can —  through funding, targeted incentives, and increased private-sector coordination  —  to support research and enable progress,” he wrote.

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