In his first address to a joint session of Congress on April 28, 2021, President Biden declared that it’s “within our power” to “end cancer as we know it,” and that the NIH should create an Advanced Research Agency for Health that would develop breakthroughs to ‘prevent, detect and treat diseases like…cancer.’
We couldn’t agree more. Let’s end cancer as we know it, and let’s save more families from the physical, emotional and financial pain that comes with a cancer diagnosis by making a massive commitment to PREVENTION. Largescale cancer prevention means making deep systems shifts to get rid of the toxic chemicals and pollutants making so many sick.
President Biden and Vice President Harris have an opportunity to build back better an economy dedicated to protecting everyone’s health, while addressing racial injustices and building fair and equitable opportunities, and CFE has provided them with an effective roadmap to do it!
A Path to Cancer Prevention and Environmental Equity: The Cancer Free Economy Network’s Agenda for the Biden-Harris Administration lays out the steps necessary to begin to repair the damage done by the previous administration and sets a course for environmental health and equity.