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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country re-launched the “Cancer Moonshot” program?
A
Russia
B
USA
C
China
D
UK
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which country re-launched the “Cancer Moonshot” program? Notes: US President Joe Biden announced a relaunch of the “Cancer Moonshot” program started during the Obama administration.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2016, the Obama Administration in the United States launched the Cancer Moonshot to accelerate progress against cancer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Early in 2022, President Biden announced a reignition of the Cancer Moonshot, highlighting new goals: to reduce the cancer death rate by half within 25 years and improve the lives of people with cancer and cancer survivors.

Detailed explanation-4: -FDA Approves New Immunotherapy Combination To Treat Advanced Liver Cancer. On October 24, 2022, the FDA approved a combination of the immunotherapy drugs durvalumab (Imfinzi®) and tremelimumab (Imjudo®) for people with unresectable hepatocellular cancer, the most common type of liver cancer.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Cancer Cabinet has identified priorities to (1) close the screening gap, (2) understand and address environmental exposure, (3) decrease the impact of preventable cancers, (4) bring cutting-edge research through the pipeline to patients and communities, and (5) support patients and caregivers.

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