HHS Publishes National Cancer Plan in Collaboration With NIH

The Department of Health and Human Services has released a National Cancer Plan, according to a Monday news release.

The plan outlines eight goals and accompanying strategies to prevent more cancers, reduce cancer deaths, and improve the quality of life for people with a cancer diagnosis, HHS said.

The National Cancer Plan was developed by the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute in collaboration with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden’s Cancer Moonshot as well as the HHS and representatives of the cancer community, according to the department.

The initial cancer moonshot initiative received funding from ...