… and the reason why we have made it possible for people with cancer diagnosis that 10 years ago, 20 years ago would have been a death sentence, now are surviving. The survival rate for even stage three, stage four cancers are much, much longer. That's because of what we have publicly invested in the NIH. And so I don't see private philanthropy from filling in the gap if somehow Donald Trump were to be successful and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Were to be successful in slashing the NIH budget moving forward. (07:18–07:32)
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Asserts that public investment in the NIH has extended survival rates for advanced cancers.
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