> The agency’s commitment is not expected to exceed $150 million to develop novel technologies that will allow surgeons to remove cancerous tumors with higher accuracy. If successful, these technologies will revolutionize surgeries, dramatically reducing rates of repeat procedures.
How does an incremental improvement in surgery (or chemo, or radiotherapy) constitute a cancer "moonshot" in 2024?
It's part of the cancer moonshot announced near the end of the Obama administration and headed by then-VP Biden after his son died of cancer. This is just one small funding part of that broader effort.
Moonshot or no, these incremental improvements in surgery do translate into cured patients and saved lives. Surgery is the initial intervention in many cancers and the course of disease is highly sensitive to it.
How does an incremental improvement in surgery (or chemo, or radiotherapy) constitute a cancer "moonshot" in 2024?