Mary J Blige backs Biden administration’s cancer initiative
by Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#652X6)
The R&B superstar, who has lost numerous family members to the disease, appeared with first lady Jill Biden to announce program
The Biden administration's initiative to spur the prevention and treatment of cancer got a dose of celebrity support on Monday when singer Mary J Blige joined Jill Biden and the American Cancer Society (ACA) to announce national meetings on breast and cervical cancer.
The ACA pledged to convene the events after US president Joe Biden and the first lady resurrected the cancer moonshot" initiative this year. The program provides more money for research to, as Jill Biden said, Help us end cancer as we know it. For good."
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