Listen to Story Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the annual Quad summit with leaders from Australia, Japan and the United States starting Saturday in Delaware, US. Besides issues like the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East , maritime security and climate and clean energy, the leaders will be discussing Joe Biden's ambitious project - the Cancer Moonshot Initiative. WHAT IS THE CANCER MOONSHOT INITIATIVE? The Cancer Moonshot, funded by the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, focuses on areas of cancer research with the greatest potential to benefit patients through new investments.
The initiative has united patients, advocates, researchers, and doctors to work together, advancing research to improve the lives of cancer patients, those at risk, and their families. The goal is to speed up progress in preventing, detecting, and treating cancer. Joe Biden inaugurated the initiative when he was the vice president during the Obama presidency, following the death of his son Beau Biden from glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.
The initiative focuses on addressing these key areas to reduce the burden of the disease. WHAT IS THE SIXTH QUAD CANCER MOONSHOT INITIATIVE ABOUT? The Quad Cancer Moonshot Initiative is a program that will focus on expanding cervical cancer preventive measures, increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations, which target the primary cause of cervical cancer, and improving patient treatment options, as per a report by the New York Times.