President Joe Biden visited New Orleans to promote his administration's Cancer Moonshot initiative, which aims to significantly reduce cancer deaths in the U.S. by 2047. During the visit, he announced $150 million in federal funding for eight research teams working on advanced technologies to enhance tumor removal surgeries. The initiative, relaunched two years ago, targets preventing 4 million cancer deaths and improving the experience of cancer patients and their families. Biden emphasized the potential of new imaging technologies to make surgeries more precise and decrease the need for repeat operations. Experts believe that with sufficient investment, the ambitious goal of halving cancer fatalities is achievable, as cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the U.S. after heart disease.