The funding — awarded through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, which was created last year based off a proposal by President Joe Biden — will go to researchers working on cancer prevention, detection, treatment and survival projects, including initiatives to detect cancers earlier, better visualize cancer cells during surgery and"design devices that could deliver treatments directly to cancer cells to treat tumors more effectively," according to the White House.
"Almost everywhere we go, whether it's meeting with folks at local events or meeting with world leaders, beating cancer brings people together, no matter where you are," Biden said in remarks before the meeting.Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images "For Joe and for me, this is the mission of our lives, and I look forward to hearing from all of you about the ways I can help advance and lift up your work," the first lady said during her remarks.
The National Cancer Institute will work with the Indian Health Service and other partners to launch SmokeFreeNative, which theas a text messaging program to help"American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents and adults quit smoking, while honoring the significance of traditional tobacco."