Here’s what you should know.
1. After the Obama administration comes to a close, Mr. Biden said he intends to start an organization — possibly called the Biden Cancer Initiative — to improve the research and development process to fight cancer.
2. Mr. Biden wants the initiative to improve data standards for researchers, improve access to community-based care and work with pharmaceutical companies to create affordable cancer treatments.
3. The vice president’s son Beau Biden died from brain cancer in 2015.
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