I work in Oncology. A mobile battery service came over to replace a flat car battery. I was chatting to the guy while he was changing it over, and he said quite

I work in Oncology. A mobile battery service came over to replace a flat car battery. I was chatting to the guy while he was changing it over, and he said quite casually "Is it true what they say, that cancer has been cured and the pharmaceutical companies are hiding it so they can make money?" [1]. Obviously this is a silly question, but scandals like this ongoing COI drama probably do disproportionate damage to the public's perception of cancer care. Varying degrees of this mistrust must be dealt with each time a patient sees their oncologist. For that reason, Burris and the rest of them should be punished, he certainly should not become the next president of ASCO. [1] Never mind that I could have equally asked "Is it true what they say, that infinitely rechargeable batteries have been invented, and the battery companies are hiding it just to make money?".