Biden to Call for Overhaul of Cancer Research, Care in Speech

President Joe Biden, whose son died of brain cancer, will call on Congress to pass legislation to overhaul cancer research and care delivery systems as part of his State of the Union address Tuesday.

Biden will ask lawmakers to help create a new clinical trial network and “new data systems that break down silos,” officials told reporters Tuesday. He will also ask them to expand insurance benefits to include services that help guide people through a cancer diagnosis and treatment plan.

Reauthorizing the National Cancer Act, which 52 years ago created the nation’s leading federal cancer research institute, will be ...