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Cancer Moonshot's Commitment to Learning from All Patients
Alexandra Weiss, Director of Strategy, Patient Advocacy
Mar 17, 2023

As an advocate myself, I am invigorated to hear of the recent reignition of Cancer Moonshot to end cancer as we know it. An initiative that originally was launched in 2016 with aims to accelerate scientific discovery in cancer, foster greater collaboration, and improve the sharing of data. Initial funding for Moonshot came from an authorized $1.8 billion line item within the 21st Century Cures Act.

This past month, President Biden announced a reignition of the Cancer Moonshot highlighting new goals: to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years and improve the experience of people and their families living with and surviving cancer—and, by doing these and more, to end cancer as we know it today.

As real-world evidence and health data experts, we are energized by the priority actions pledged by government. We are most excited about the prioritization in learning from all patients.

An excerpt from the official White House report:

“Today, we know cancer as a disease in which we don’t learn from the experiences of most patients. We can turn our cancer care system into a learning system. When asked, most people with cancer are glad to make their data available for research to help future patients, if it can be done easily while respecting their privacy. Additionally, the diverse personal experiences of patients and their families make their input essential in developing approaches to end cancer as we know it.”

We agree that what is essential in order for patients to want to contribute their invaluable insights, time, and data is making an experience easy and intuitive and that a safe and secure environment is upheld.

Our team is proud to be partners with numerous oncology patient advocacy organizations investing in learning from all patients through direct-to-patient health data platforms—harnessing the power of real-world data to accelerate the pace of new therapies and improve health care quality and patient outcomes.

If you would like to learn more about the current state of oncology, please visit our 2021 IQVIA Institute Global Oncology Trends Report.

More details on Cancer Moonshot can be found here.

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