Library of Congress Hosts Virtual Panel on Future of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

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Library of Congress Hosts Virtual Panel on Future of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Cancer Moonshot Panel on Dec. 6 Will Bring Together Leading Scientists and a White House Representative

The Library of Congress will host its annual Cancer Moonshot panel discussion on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 10:30 a.m. ET. Led by the Health Services Division at the Library, the virtual event will bring together leading scientists and a White House representative to discuss advances in cancer prevention, detection and treatment.

What: Virtual Cancer Moonshot Panel

When: Tuesday, Dec. 6, 10:30 a.m. – noon ET

Where: Online. Please register here. Registration is required and is limited to 1,000 participants.

Who:   Confirmed panelists include:

• Dr. G.P. Yeh, who leads a cross-disciplinary research and medical team at Illinois-based International Particle Therapy Inc., that has developed high-precision particle therapy.
• Dr. Hans-Georg Rammensee, a global leader in immunogenetics based in Germany, who will discuss cancer vaccines his group has developed.
• Dr. Louis Weiner, director of Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, who will discuss the choices available for detecting and treating various cancers.
• Dr. Danielle Carnival, White House Cancer Moonshot coordinator who works to advance the goals and progress of the Cancer Moonshot initiative.

RSVP:Media interested in covering the event must register online. For additional questions, contact the Library's Health Services Division at hso@loc.gov.

About the Cancer Moonshoot

The Cancer Moonshot Initiative, launched in 2016 and funded by Congress, seeks to reduce the cancer death rate by at least 50% over the next 25 years and improve the lives of people with cancer and cancer survivors. Through this initiative, the National Cancer Institute, lead agency in this effort, aims to broaden access to cancer therapies, strengthen collaboration between researchers and clinicians and improve the sharing of data.

The American Cancer Society estimates that, by the end of 2022, more than 1.9 million people will be diagnosed with cancer and there will be approximately 609,360 deaths in the United States, which is about 1,670 deaths per day.

New national goals for the Cancer Moonshot set in 2022 focus on cancer screenings missed during the COVID-19 pandemic, smoking cessation and federal interagency research cooperation.

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Media Contact: María Peña, mpena@loc.gov

PR 22-106

11/28/22

ISSN 0731-3527