Anyone that has ever spent time in what I now call 'Cancer Inc.' will know just how absurd that statement was, whihc oddly enough was exactly when I was in it:

Anyone that has ever spent time in what I now call 'Cancer Inc.' will know just how absurd that statement was, whihc oddly enough was exactly when I was in it: from Undergrad to working in Diagnostics. Cancer research is it's own entrenched entity with horrible incentives that promote stagnation and often imbecilic levels of hubris that are at it's core shielded by the general public's ignorance of biological science as well as their nearly child-like level of fantasy of what was possible back then. As biologists we all had hopes and dreams of pursuing these seemingly insurmountable feats to make a dent in the problem, but as we went through the meat grinders of undergrad, and then the soul-crushing reality of the 'Industry' and its machinations and internal politics from the Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex on which it's built on compounded with tons of debt and lowering qualities and standards of living it's no surprise so many biologists ended up quitting life sciences and going into tech--HN revealed to me many things, but also just how common that route is. My short and sweet: Cancer is inevitable of any multi-celled organism on a long enough timeline and preventative health measures and healthy lifestyles are worth more than anything any Corp will ever sell you--they're unpopular because they require personal effort. Eating better, sleeping more, and exercising are better alternatives but rquire effort and possible loss of economic compensation, but if do them and you know that while you are not immune to any malady you are better off than most who are betting on some miracle cure to solve all the health problems they have amassed hoping for a silver bullet. I'm optimistic about the advances the 21st Century will usher in biology, I think the 21st century will be defined by biology in fact, but it's not something that will be egalitarian nor will it be promoted to most who haven't already have made efforts to take their health serious long ago. Most people don't even know about stem cell therapy besides what a influencer Joe Rogan told them, which is... something but still not even scratching the surface.