The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has issued the following statement regarding former President Joseph R. Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis:
“The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) offers heartfelt support and well wishes to former President Biden and his family as they face his diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer. May they find strength in each other—as well as in the millions of Americans who are keeping the Bidens in their thoughts and prayers—while they navigate this new reality.
Former President Biden’s long-standing commitment to stimulating advances against cancer through promising research, including his leadership of the Cancer Moonshot initiative, has helped galvanize national attention and accelerate progress against this devastating disease.—
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“Former President Biden’s long-standing commitment to stimulating advances against cancer through promising research, including his leadership of the Cancer Moonshot initiative, has helped galvanize national attention and accelerate progress against this devastating disease. AACR was proud to partner with former President Biden in his pursuit of ending cancer as we know it. It is our sincere hope that he will benefit from the scientific progress he has personally championed for so long.
“His personal experience underscores the critical need to invest robustly and consistently in cancer research to ensure that every patient, regardless of age, background, or diagnosis, has access to the most effective treatments. We urge policymakers on both sides of the aisle to maintain our momentum against cancer—a disease that touches all Americans—through continued support for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute.
“We are sending our best wishes for his recovery.”
