Interferon, monoclonal antibodies, redirected T-cells, fetal stem cells...
Long history of false hopes. I hope this one works out. At the very least, it may add to the body of knowledge and bring the day of triumph that much closer.
“Sounds interesting, but...
Interferon, monoclonal antibodies, redirected T-cells, fetal stem cells...
“Long history of false hopes. I hope this one works out. At the very least, it may add to the body of knowledge and bring the day of triumph that much closer.”
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I saw an optimistic piece several years ago on the subject, though the tone was more that there were a number of promising avenues opening up than that any specific one was due to lead to the cure very soon. Then the article considered what a successful treatment for cancer would mean for human longevity in general. The immediate prospect was an enormous increase in the number of people with Alzheimer’s in assisted care homes because elderly people wouldn’t be dying of cancer before Alzheimer’s could get them. The implication was that if cancer can be treated, a preventive treatment for Alzheimer’s or a treatment for other age-related dementia due to strokes had better be found as well, or the social welfare system would be catastrophically overloaded by mid-century.
As a radiation oncologist, I would love to be put out of business by these advances. However, I suspect I’ll be very busy for years to come.