f0neguy Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Spent too much time at Roswell years ago and they work miracles. Nobody is questioning that medical research costs lots of money. They’re just capping the amount that is spent on overhead to 15%. By doing this, more money goes to the actual research. How anyone has a problem with that is beyond me.. 2
Taro T Posted February 12 Posted February 12 11 hours ago, f0neguy said: Spent too much time at Roswell years ago and they work miracles. Nobody is questioning that medical research costs lots of money. They’re just capping the amount that is spent on overhead to 15%. By doing this, more money goes to the actual research. How anyone has a problem with that is beyond me.. You should've specificied a bit more precisely to "(h)ow anyone that isn't in a position considered to be "overhead" at one of these reseasrch institutions has a problem with it ..." as pretty sure those people have a BIG problem with it. 😉
BillsFanNC Posted February 12 Posted February 12 14 hours ago, Wacka said: For the ignorant, cancer is basically a genetic disease. Whatever the cause-radiation,chemicals, random mutations, etc, it boils down to a change in the DNA that removes the controls on genes that control the unrestricted growth of cells. Each type of cancer is a separate disease. Roswell Park is having some success in tailoring the treatment to individuals. That research takes $. Absolutely. The medical advances in cancer treatment have been immense. From simply cutting out tumors, to early chemo treatments that essentially poisoned the patient in hope that the cancer would be eradicated before the patient dies from the chemo itself, to more modern therapies that target the cancer cells only. If we ever do "cure" cancer it won't be a universal magic pill or treatment. I highly recommend everyone adding this to their reading list: https://www.amazon.com/Emperor-All-Maladies-Biography-Cancer/dp/1439170916 1 1
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