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Cancer research is definitely a worthy goal, but how is livly different from all the other cancer research institutes? One website I wish exists is one that li
by necrecious 17y ago
Cancer research is definitely a worthy goal, but how is livly different from all the other cancer research institutes?
One website I wish exists is one that lists all of the problems in the world with historical data to dig deeper into, such as number of people affected, amount of money spend to combat the issue.
That way it is easy to see how big of a problem something really is and if spending more money on it will make a difference.
- kls 17y agoThis is a great idea having disparate data aggregated in one place would allow data that was collected for one study to be used in unforeseen ways to make entirely new correlations in data.
- healthystealthy 17y agoOne difference with Livly is the type of research being done - harnessing the innate immune system to develop a true cure, as opposed to developing a vaccine or a way to marginally increase the lifespan of someone with cancer, for example. A lot of money has been spent on cancer research... The NIH estimates over $157 billion, and that was in 2002. There has been little progress. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=cmed6&part=A19480 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=cmed6&... It's not simple enough to say that spending more on cancer will result in the same amount of progress. A little can go a long way in the right hands. That is the case with Livly. It's a self-funded startup focused on a cure, not on being published or getting publicity.