Biden Administration's , 'Moonshot' Initiative Aims To, Reduce Cancer Death Rates .<br />'Time' reports that President Joe Biden's <br />goal of reducing the cancer death rate in the U.S.<br />by 50% is part of the "moonshot" initiative. .<br />'Time' reports that President Joe Biden's <br />goal of reducing the cancer death rate in the U.S.<br />by 50% is part of the "moonshot" initiative. .<br />Biden started the initiative in 2016 <br />when he was still vice president. .<br />Unnamed senior administration officials say that Biden has set a 25-year timeline for achieving that particular goal, one part of a broader plan to end cancer as we know it. .<br />Unnamed senior administration officials say that Biden has set a 25-year timeline for achieving that particular goal, one part of a broader plan to end cancer as we know it. .<br />'Time' reports that the issue is a deeply <br />personal one for the president, who lost <br />his oldest son, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015. .<br />'Time' reports that the issue is a deeply <br />personal one for the president, who lost <br />his oldest son, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015. .<br />According to the American Cancer Society's <br />estimates, 1,918,030 new cancer cases <br />and 609,360 cancer deaths are expected in 2022. .<br />According to the American Cancer Society's <br />estimates, 1,918,030 new cancer cases <br />and 609,360 cancer deaths are expected in 2022. .<br />On February 2, <br />Biden was scheduled <br />to address the initiative <br />and its long-term goals.<br />'Time' reports that a "cancer Cabinet" <br />will be formed that includes 18 federal <br />departments, agencies and offices. .<br />Leaders from the Departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy and Agriculture will all take part in the initiative. .<br />Leaders from the Departments of Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Energy and Agriculture will all take part in the initiative. .<br />According to 'Time,' <br />the administration outlined <br />a plan that included increased <br />screening and removing <br />inequities in treatment <br />to help curb cancer rates. .<br />According to 'Time,' <br />the administration outlined <br />a plan that included increased <br />screening and removing <br />inequities in treatment <br />to help curb cancer rates. .<br />The cancer program was initially announced during President Barack Obama's last full year in office.
