Sure, the lab equipment it takes to do cancer research is the most expensive part, and the scientists wages are likely the least expensive part.
But it's been decades, and from what little I know, cancer treatment is still where it was in the 70s, radiation, and chemo.
So, what has the money done in all that research, but likely misspent, when instead, it could simply pay for pediatric cancer treatments instead?
Or not bring 450 workers into The U.S. illegally to work in their new plant?
ReplyDeleteFrom a Biomedical engineering student in the early 70's to a Cancer Survivor today, I can state with 100% certainty that the massive changes in the last 50 years of treatment, understanding, equipment, detection and successful outcomes in many Cancers is directly related to the research by thousands of dedicated people and generous funding.
ReplyDeletehuh! Did you get chemo, or radiation treatment? Or was it some new treatment method? By the way, I'm damn glad the treatment worked!
DeleteI'm sorta bitter, because everyone I know seems to have died from cancer, shipmates, classmates, family,.... and the treatments didn't work. My aunt had double mastectomies but the the cancer went to bone marrow. Her dad, my grandfather, died of cancer, and it was from second hand smoke... both his daughters and wife all smoked for decades, around him. Well, so did everyone else, really, but he didn't smoke.
Jesse, Look no further than St. Jude Children's Cancer Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Founder by TV star Danny Thomas https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude/history/how-we-began.html?&&&&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17141629328&gbraid=0AAAAAD-G9QWHUGAnQw3wguDd4vgGdDcdn&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8p7GBhCjARIsAEhghZ0XUaEcHMblAc5lESnwpPwXkJ5yflMnyHymJM0eBhhz7ZnDH7wq0GgaAiNWEALw_wcB.
ReplyDeleteI realize this is a long response but perhaps it will inspire some of your followers to get involved They now have a 94% cancer cure rate. Elvis was very involved financially and probably more. Since I am from Jackson, Tennessee we were always aware of the work performed there. I told my wife that if I ever hit a mega lottery i take them a duffle bag of hundred dollar bills. Your viewers need to go to St. Jude's site and read their great history and work. They will not be disappointed. Thanks for letting me post my message. Carry on sir!
I agree, St Jude's is the best... they are doing what I talked about, paying for the kids medical, instead of funding research that hasn't resulted in any new ways to treat or prevent cancer.
DeletePlus, I've posted about St Jude! https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=st+jude
The Tractors Gone Wild calendar is my favorite, you won't even understand what that means unless you look at the posts on St Jude https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=st+jude
but, do you see my point about HJyundai claiming to have given 277 Million to cancer research? It's still being treated the same two ways it's always been treated, radiation, and chemo. So, what did that 277 million in cancer research result in real terms? Nothing.
DeleteSt. Jude is performing research while they are treating the kids at the hospital, learning about new ways to treat the cancer. Then they pass on what they have learned to other doctors and hospitals.
DeleteImmunotherapy is a relatively new cancer treatment, where the medicine gets the body to fight the cancer. My brother-in-law was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma about 8 years ago, and given about 10% chance of survival. He was put in a clinical trial and is still cancer free today, although he had some side effects from the drugs. I've seen ads on TV for immunotherapy drugs for other types of cancer.
Marc, did you see the posts about St Jude? https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=st+jude
DeleteI agree, St Jude's is the best... they are doing what I talked about, paying for the kids medical, instead of funding research that hasn't resulted in any new ways to treat or prevent cancer.
DeletePosted under the wrong place. Firing squad at dawn if you so choose Sir!
ReplyDeleteThere have been SIGNIFICANT evolutions when it comes to cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment in the last 50 years.
ReplyDelete-Childhood leukemia: The 5-year survival rate for childhood leukemia has increased from 10% in the 1960s to over 90% today.
-Breast cancer: The 5-year survival rate for breast cancer has increased from 53% in the 1970s to 91% in 2014-2020.
-Prostate cancer: The 5-year survival rate for prostate cancer has increased from 67% in the 1970s to 98% in 2014-2020.
Those are just 3 of the most common types of cancer. Constant research and investment is the key to be able to reach these outcomes.
About 300,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer per year. A 91% survival rate means that over 10 years 2,730,000 families will get to keep their mothers, sisters, daughters for a longer time. And that is just with ONE type of cancer.
name the "SIGNIFICANT evolutions when it comes to cancer treatment in the last 50 years" because I didn't ask, or bring up, or need to be told about the stats on survival rates. Everyone I know who has died of cancer wasn't in those survival stats.
DeleteFocus on the topic, please. Treatments that have come about due to the billions of dollars in research.
My point, it's been wasted, without results, and if that money was instead paying for treatments, with the only methods I know of, chemo and radiation, more people would survive.
My dad's had prostate cancer, one of my aunts had breast cancer, and had a double mastectomy, and still died as the cancer went in other directions, and either went blood, or bone marrow.
And ... as a name when posting comments won't cut it anymore, either add a name or nickname, or your comments will not be posted. Time to man up