White House Cancer Moonshot program and cancer research in Wisconsin

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President Joe Biden speaks about the Cancer Moonshot initiative.
President Joe Biden speaks about the Cancer Moonshot initiative at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Sept. 12, 2022, in Boston. Evan Vucci/AP Photo

Fifty-plus years since a Wisconsin activist convinced the federal government to fund a “moonshot for cancer,” the White House Cancer Moonshot program has a new mission: to cut the cancer rate in half within 25 years. We talk to the White House coordinator and a cancer center director in Wisconsin.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Joel Patenaude Producer
  • Maria Lopez Technical Director
  • Danielle Carnival Guest
  • Gustavo Leone Guest

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