US VP Biden announces cancer moonshot

US Vice President Joe Biden has unveiled a roadmap for his cancer "moonshot" programme, aiming to "accelerate our efforts to progress towards a cure, and to unleash new discoveries and breakthroughs for other deadly diseases", adding that breaking down silos within the medical community, for example between primary care doctors and geneticists, will be key to enable success. Biden initially announced his cancer moonshot in October 2015, working in private since on how best to bring together cancer immunotherapy, genomics, and combination therapies. President Obama endorsed Biden's plan during his State of the Union address last night. 

Vice President Joe Biden spelled out the first steps in his cancer "moonshot" effort as President Barack Obama promised to put him in charge.

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.

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“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.