Cancer has turned out to be much harder than anyone realized 50 years ago...but the exciting thing over the last decade has been the major advances that have oc

Cancer has turned out to be much harder than anyone realized 50 years ago...but the exciting thing over the last decade has been the major advances that have occurred, capitalizing on the basic biological research investments we've made. If anything, this is a story of how much we need to fund (and increase!) basic science research, even if it seems pointless in the near term.