Will cancer be cured by 2025? It seems like an impossible question, but cancer remains a major public health problem. Researchers are working on many promising treatments, but it may take a few years before new cancer drugs and treatments become available. But if we could predict the future, we could see cancer becoming a chronic, non-lethal disease. By then, doctors and researchers hope to cure cancer, or at least reduce the burden.
Recent advances in science have revealed the pathways that lead to cancer, and many breakthroughs have made their way from the lab bench to the clinic. Cancer researchers are now developing powerful new clinical tools to combat the problem. One such example is the development of therapeutic vaccines for specific tumor types. These vaccines target the specific genetic mutation that causes a patient’s cancer. Despite recent advances, the question remains: Will cancer be cured by 2025?
With renewed White House leadership, President Biden has revived the Cancer Moonshot. This ambitious initiative builds on recent advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment, patient-driven care, and scientific advances. It aims to cut the death rate from cancer by 50 percent within 25 years and improve the lives of those affected by the disease. In the meantime, a single cure for cancer will not be enough. With the right combination of targeted therapies and research, the disease can be cured.
In Maryland, the Cancer Moonshot initiative, led by former Vice President Joe Biden, will help fund the building of a cancer center. This initiative, which was approved by Congress in December 2016, will focus on improving life for patients who have cancer. Further, the Moonshot will be able to accelerate the development of targeted drugs. The government has also allotted $1.6 billion for research into gene mutations and disparities in disease rates.
