President Obama's Call For A 'Moonshot' To End Cancer

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January 13, 2016

President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 12, 2016. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama announced he is putting Vice President Joe Biden in charge of a new national initiative - a "moonshot" - to find a cure for cancer. The effort will be a public-private partnership.

Dr. Ronald DePinho tells Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson that it's "terrific" that the White House is making this a national priority. DePinho is president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world's leading cancer facilities, which is leading its own moonshot program.

Guest

Ronald DePinho, M.D., president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

This segment aired on January 13, 2016.

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