The idea of “curing” cancer has always been BS.
Cancer takes so many forms, has so many components, physical, genetic, environmental, and add to that the fact that cancers mutate from one form to another and from one type of cell to another. The variations and conditions for cancer cells to grow make identifying a single point of commonality is nearly impossible.
There is not, as of yet, any prospect of one pill to kill them all that is anywhere on the horizon.
Like viruses, some of which generate cancers, cancer cells adapt and change to meet the challenge of treatments that are set up to kill the cancer.
I’ve only heard of one possibility that might show promise and that is a treatment that addresses a specific protein that researchers believe is common to all cancers. Even that protein is subject to possible alteration by the cancerous cells which will make the treatment null and void.
If a universal treatment is found, it is a long way off.
Very true. And I don’t think everyone in the field of treating people with cancer are out to keep the status quo.
For instance, I have had cancer. I guess you could call me cured. The type of cancer that I had was “cured” by a simple surgery. Cut it out. No metastasis to deal with, no chemo, no radiation, no anything.
Within 12 hours of diagnosis, I was scheduled for the surgery. About 2 weeks later, I had the surgery and was cancer free.
There are other types of cancer where they DNA will continue to misreplicate forever. That type of cancer may not be cured. It will always crop back up and will always have to be re-treated. That is a natural degredation of the human body.
And as you mentioned, there are times that it is an external influence, such as a virus, disrupting the healthy processes in the body. Eradicating that virus, or preparing the body to recognize that virus so that cancer is less likely to be a byproduct of the infection will reduce those types of cancers.
Not true. See my post #39.
We have a compound about to go into Phase 1 that may handle from the RNA level activity. More info soon....seems to only kill
Cancer cells and leaves healthy cells alone. Freepmail if you are interested in more info
I agree. There are so many different causes and combinations of such. I had bone cancer in HS and am considered ‘cured’. I think those who accuse the medical industry of not wanting to ‘cure’ it are off-base.
Thanks!
Very sensible & well put!