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flag Trump boosts pediatric cancer research with $100M AI initiative amid broader funding cuts.

flag On September 30, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order launching an AI-driven initiative to accelerate pediatric cancer research, doubling the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative’s budget to $100 million and partnering with private AI firms to improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. flag The Department of Health and Human Services will use AI to analyze medical data for better clinical trials, with safeguards to protect patient privacy and parental control. flag NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya emphasized the focus on scientific applications, not consumer AI tools. flag The effort comes amid broader federal funding cuts to cancer research, including the termination of brain cancer studies and proposed billions in reductions to the National Cancer Institute, raising concerns about the overall impact on cancer research despite the new AI focus.

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