ASH News Daily 2017 - Issue 2 - B-4

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ASH News Daily

Sunday, December 10, 2017

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ASH Recognizes Former Vice President Joe Biden and Former
"NBC Nightly News" Anchor Tom Brokaw This Afternoon

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SH will be awarding former Vice President Joseph
R. Biden, Jr., and news anchor Tom Brokaw with the 2017
Public Service Award and the 2017
Outstanding Service Award, respectively. The recognition will
take place at the Announcement of
Awards ceremony in Hall C2-C3 of
the Georgia World Congress Center, today at 1:30 p.m.
Established in 1998, the Public
Service Award is presented each
year by ASH to an elected U.S. public official who has demonstrated
unparalleled leadership on issues of
importance to hematology research
and/or practice. The Outstanding
Service Award is presented annually to an individual in the public or
private sector who has worked tirelessly to raise public awareness and
increase research funding for hematologic diseases. Former Vice President Joe Biden is recognized for his
efforts to support cancer research
throughout his more than 44-year
career as an elected public official.
Former "NBC Nightly News" an-

chor Tom Brokaw is awarded for
his dedication to increasing public
awareness about cancer and the
need for additional research funding since his own diagnosis with
multiple myeloma in 2014.
Prior to becoming the 47th vice
president of the United States, Joe
Biden represented the state of Delaware in the U.S. Senate for 36 years.
He then served as vice president for
eight years during the Obama Administration. Following the death of
his son from brain cancer, Vice President Biden led the Cancer Moonshot to accelerate cancer research,
and under his leadership, the White
House Cancer Moonshot Task Force
catalyzed collaborations among
20 government agencies, departments, and White House offices, as
well as more than 70 private-sector
partnerships. These efforts were designed to achieve a decade's worth
of progress in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, in
just five years. Additionally, Vice
President Biden helped lead the effort to pass the 21st Century Cures

Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

Tom Brokaw

Act that provides $1.8 billion in authorized funding over seven years
for the Cancer Moonshot's scientific
priorities. In 2017, President Obama
recognized Vice President Biden for
his service to the United States, including his leadership on the Cancer Moonshot effort, presenting
him with the Presidential Medal of
Freedom. The former vice president

has pledged to continue his efforts
to support cancer research and the
Moonshot through the Biden Foundation, which he started with his
wife in January 2017 after leaving
public service. Vice President Biden
stressed the importance of cancer
research and appropriate funding
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ASH News Daily 2017 - Issue 2

ASH News Daily 2017 - Issue 2 - A-1
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ASH News Daily 2017 - Issue 2 - B-1
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ASH News Daily 2017 - Issue 2 - C-1
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