MD Anderson and Rice University welcome Vice President Biden to Houston for 54th Anniversary of President Kennedy Moonshot Speech

演讲以强调全国癌症的努力

MD Anderson新闻稿2016年9月16日

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is pleased to welcome Vice President Joe Biden to Houston and the historic site where 54 years ago President John F. Kennedy delivered his speech about going to the moon, which inspired generations to lead our nation in innovation and space exploration. The vice president will speak about the White HouseCancer Moonshotat the Medicine, Research and Society Lecture Series, co-sponsored by MD Anderson and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

“Vice President Biden’s visit, coming just days after the anniversary of President Kennedy’s dramatic challenge, inspires a renewed commitment by us all to seize the life-saving opportunities that research, technology and collaboration offer us today,” said MD Anderson President Ronald A. DePinho, M.D. “We must continue to more efficiently and rapidly make progress against these dreaded diseases for the benefit of today’s patients and future generations.”

The event also will feature opening remarks from James A. Baker III, former secretary of state and honorary chair of the Baker Institute, and introductory remarks from Dr. Jill Biden.

President Barack Obama announced the White House Cancer Moonshot initiative to accelerate cancer research during his 2016 State of the Union address. The initiative aims to make more therapies available to more patients, while also improving the ability to prevent cancer and detect it at an early stage.

蓝带咨询小组为国家癌症月光球提出了10条建议。这些被国家癌症研究所的代理总监道格拉斯·洛伊（Douglas Lowy）接受，并转发给拜登。MD Anderson教职员工在Blue Ribbon咨询小组和其他委员会中为全国努力提供了建议。

在里面fall of 2012，MD Anderson创建了Cancer Moon Shots Program在几种主要的癌症类型中快速而大大减少死亡和痛苦。通过建立针对执行的多学科团队和平台的新组织范式，这些开创性的工作已经教导说，当今可用的知识可以转变为全球癌症患者的新预防措施和挽救生命的治疗进步。该计划已经取得了改变练习的进步，并为民族运动提供了灵感。

迪士尼奥说：“全国和世界各地的癌症患者都指望我们共同努力结束癌症。”“在贝登副总统的领导下，通过诸如《国家癌症》和医学博士安德森的月球投篮计划之类的努力，我们相信将实现这一合作和雄心勃勃的努力。”