Home » Biology, Health, North America, Science » US will cure cancer ‘once and for all’ - Obama


US will cure cancer ‘once and for all’ - Obama

 
 
 
 
submit to reddit

f2b8e968 c00e 4146 8dc6 fe002fcf8a02

US President Barack Obama has said that the United States should be the country to win a new global health race and find a cure for cancer “once and for all.”

“Last year, Vice President Biden said that with a new moonshot, America can cure cancer,” Obama said during his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, referencing Joe Biden’s remarks last year when he announced not to run for president.

“Last month, he worked with this Congress to give scientists at the National Institutes of Health the strongest resources they’ve had in over a decade,” he added.

“Tonight, I’m announcing a new national effort to get it done. And because he’s gone to the mat for all of us on so many issues over the past 40 years, I’m putting Joe in charge of Mission Control. For the loved ones we’ve all lost, for the family we can still save, let’s make America the country that cures cancer once and for all,” Obama stated.

Biden launched a high-profile push last year to find a cure for cancer, which kills millions of people around the world every year, after his oldest son, Beau, died from brain cancer in May.

In October, Biden announced that he would not enter the US presidential race, saying after the death of his son he lacks the emotional energy required to put up a good fight against Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

Biden’s wife, Jill, said she was disappointed her husband decided not to seek the Democratic nomination. “I believed he would’ve been the best president,” she said.

In his comments on Tuesday night, Biden said his priority will be increasing public and private funds to fight cancer.

“The federal government will do everything it possibly can — through funding, targeted incentives, and increased private-sector coordination — to support research and enable progress,” Biden wrote in a blog post.

Biden compared the commitment to fighting cancer to President John F. Kennedy’s dedication to send American scientists to the moon more than five decades ago: “This is our moonshot.”

Source

Please wait...


RELATED ARTICLES

Did you like this information? Then please consider making a donation or subscribing to our Newsletter.

3 Responses to " US will cure cancer ‘once and for all’ - Obama "

  1. well he is right in that when Trump takes over and the new congress is seated the cancer that once was the new democratic party will be put into remission and perhaps even cured.

    Please wait...
  2. Barry who likes to be called Barack is in full mental collapse,his need for data patterns to tell him that he is loved and because they are know showing he is despised his speech will become more distorted and irrational.

    Please wait...
  3. So in other words obongo is saying that cancer will cure itself…Interesting…

    Please wait...

Conversation Guidelines

Starting a conversation on our website is very easy, all you need to do is to write your name, email and the comment itself. No account is required to leave a comment. Your email won't be used for any purpose whatsoever, if you want, you can even write a fictitious email. Please keep it civil, try to refrain from slurs and insults. We offer Free Speech rights to our comment section but please take note that the comment section is moderated so certain comments may be held for moderation in case they triggered our automatic filters. If your comment is on hold for moderation and you can't see it anywhere there is no need to repost it. Don't worry, it doesn't mean it won't get approved. Please patiently wait and check back later.



Copyright © 2009 The European Union Times – Breaking News, Latest News. All rights reserved.