Greg Simon on the Biden Cancer Initiative

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Greg Simon, CEO of the Biden Cancer Initiative, discusses the transition from the Cancer Moonshot Initiative to the Biden Cancer Initiative.

Greg Simon, CEO of the Biden Cancer Initiative, spoke at the Cancer Support Community's "Cancer Moonshot: One Year Later" event, describing the transition from the Cancer Moonshot Initiative to the Biden Cancer Initiative. While the initiative has shifted out of the federal government, the three main action items (inter-agency task force, the Blue Ribbon Panel and the private sector collaborations) will still continue in this national effort.

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