Washington, D.C, 07/03/2021 / Music Beats Cancer /
For decades, cancer has been the second most common leading cause of death in the United States. Though data shows that death rates from cancer in the U.S. have fallen some 31% between 1991 and 2018, the American Cancer Society (ACS) states that rates for certain types of cancers – particularly lung cancer – have plateaued before slowly rising again between 2014-2018. As such, some 1.9 million new cancer cases are projected to be diagnosed in the U.S. throughout 2021, with approximately one-third of those cases (roughly 600,000) expected to lead to fatalities.
One of the leading issues with cancer, regardless of type, is the disconnect that exists between innovators who work to develop promising technologies in the fight against cancer and the funding vehicles that are necessary to bring their innovations from the laboratory to the pharmacy. This disconnection, known as the “Valley of Death,” is where those innovativ