Cancer care innovation

Cancer care innovation

National Cancer Act miniseries on HealthCast

Cancer care is entering a new era.

Following the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act, the White House has put cancer back on the map with a re-imagined Cancer Moonshot initiative aiming to reduce the cancer death rate by half within 25 years. Following this top-level vision, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) collaborated with the National Cancer Institute to launch a National Cancer Plan — a nationwide strategy that calls for collaboration across all sectors to progress the fight against cancer.

Cancer HealthCast features discussions with the leadership behind the technology programs at NCI making a difference in the war on cancer. Check out new episodes every month at the following podcast directories, or wherever you listen to podcasts! If you liked what you heard, please show your support by leaving a review.

Precision Oncology is helping NCI treat cancer based on specific genetic changes in a patient's tumor by allowing them to target mutations that will lower toxicity and improve overall effectiveness of the treatment.
DR. NIRALI SHAH, PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY AND DR. CHRISTINE HESKE, PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY
Researchers are honing in on modernizing therapy for rare cancers that affect children.