The Biden Cancer Initiative mission is to develop and drive implementation of solutions to accelerate progress in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, research, and care, and to reduce disparities in cancer outcomes.
Update: Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden Step Down from Biden Cancer Initiative Board effective April 25, 2019
Working Groups
Biden Cancer Initiative Working Groups, chaired by Advisory Committee members, identify promising solutions to priority issues and are tasked with developing actionable recommendations focused on how specifically the Initiative can play a role in advancing progress.
OCTIC
Nine healthcare innovators are joining forces to create the Oncology Clinical Trial Information Commons (OCTIC), a shared platform where information about clinical trials can be stored and accessed for patient matching and other data mining. Read more.
Public Comments
The Biden Cancer Initiative’s President, Gregory C. Simon made public comments on the proposed rule for the 21st Century Cures Act on interoperability, information blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program. Read them here.
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Devon Still
Former NFL defensive end, Devon Still, shares his family’s #CancerFIERCE story.
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Longo Family
Michael Longo and his family share their CancerFIERCE story.
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Kate Yglesias Houghton
Kate Yglesias Houghton, of Critical Mass, shares her #CancerFIERCE story
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Chase Jones: #CancerFIERCE
Chase Jones shares his #CancerFIERCE survivorship story.
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Bryce Olson
Bryce Olson shares his cancer journey with the Biden Cancer Initiative.
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