Clinton Endorses Cancer ‘Moonshot,’ Includes Biden

Aug. 16, 2016, 4:00 AM UTC

The cancer “moonshot” initiative led by Vice President Joe Biden would continue under a Clinton administration, the Democratic presidential nominee confirmed Aug. 15.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign released a statement ahead of a rally with Biden in Scranton, Pa., in which she called for restoring robust funding to the National Institutes of Health, along with “harnessing the power of the private sector.”

While Clinton’s endorsement of an initiative that began this year after President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address isn’t surprising, the statement marks her first official confirmation that she would continue the initiative to double the rate ...

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