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Not all treatments are equally profitable. I’m close colleagues with the cancer research dept here in Oxford and there’s more than a little cynicism about what
by williamtrask 5y ago
Not all treatments are equally profitable. I’m close colleagues with the cancer research dept here in Oxford and there’s more than a little cynicism about what types of pursuits get funding amongst grad students.
Diet change, for example, is generally undervalued I’m told.
- alphaoverlord 5y agoNot all treatments are equally likely as well. Given how good dietary science is outside of cancer, less optimistic at rigorous studies in this area.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoI think it is important to delineate treatment from prevention. I would agree that prevention may be undervalued relative to treatment. My understanding is that dietary effects on treatment have small effects on the margin. They might bump your survival a few percent, but are not going to reverse your stage 4 cancer. Dietary research is probably good ROI, but is unlikely to yield groundbreaking treatments or silver bullets, like you mentioned in the OP.