US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (September 30) signed an executive order aimed at expanding the use of artificial intelligence in pediatric cancer research and providing an additional $50 million in competitive research grants to find cures for childhood cancers, according to a White House official.

Building on existing initiatives

The executive order expands the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Childhood Cancer Data Initiative, a 10-year, $500 million program announced by Trump during his 2019 State of the Union Address. The initiative focuses on gathering and sharing comprehensive data on childhood cancers.

AI to accelerate pediatric cancer research

Kratsios noted that the data collected through the 2019 initiative now allows researchers to leverage AI to: Improve clinica

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