` If you catch stage 1 lung cancer , you 're dealing with about a 20 % , mortality as opposed to advanced-stage cancers where you 're dealing with about 10 % survival , '' DePinho tells CNN . `` Moon Shots Program '' will accelerate research focusing on five types of cancer . The program is designed to identify and develop new drugs that can target the most common forms of cancer, including breast, prostate, lung, colon, pancreatic, lung adenocarcinoma, brain tumor, prostate, ovarian or thyroid cancer. It will be funded by a $ 3 billion investment over the next decade .
`` Moon Shots Program '' will accelerate research focusing on five types of cancer . The program is designed to identify and develop new drugs that can target the most common forms of cancer, including breast, prostate, lung, colon, pancreatic, lung adenocarcinoma, brain tumor, prostate, ovarian or thyroid cancer. It will be funded by a $ 3 billion investment over the next decade .