Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: A new poll of adults in the United States by Stat and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds substantial bipartisan support for the National Cancer Moonshot ─ a $1billion initiative announced by the White House in 2016 to “prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.” Nearly half of Americans believe a 20 percent increase in federal funding for cancer research is about right, while more than a third would like to see an even greater rise in funding. This strong support is likely related to perceived gains in the efficacy of cancer treatment and the extent to which Americans perceive cancer as the nation’s most serious health threat. Results indicate that two-thirds of adults in the U.S. believe cancer treatment is more successful than it was ten years ago when it comes to helping patients live longer with a better quality of life, and when asked to name the most serious disease or health condition in the U.S. today, in their own words, almost half of Americans say cancer.
DOI: 10.7936/nm3k-ej12
Language: English
Subfield: Reproductive Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204266353