Biden commits to reducing cancer death rate by 50% over next 25 years

President will assemble a cancer cabinet' as part of moonshot' initiative first announced in 2016 when he was vice-president

Joe Biden is committing to reduce the cancer death rate by 50% - a new goal for the moonshot" initiative against the disease that was first announced in 2016 when he was vice-president.

The president has set a 25-year timeline for achieving that goal, part of a broader effort to eradicate cancers, according to senior administration officials who previewed Wednesday's announcement on the condition of anonymity.