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Maybe the third time's the charm? Richard Nixon tried this back in the 1970s and it failed. Compared to the original well-defined NASA moonshot, cancer is a com

Maybe the third time's the charm? Richard Nixon tried this back in the 1970s and it failed. Compared to the original well-defined NASA moonshot, cancer is a complex, murky, and individual disease that's unlikely to yield to "moonshot" attempts to solve it.

lariati 5y ago
Of course we can't do anything smart. Beating a specific type of cancer like breast cancer, that just isn't good enough.
petra 5y ago
Look at the stated goals: "to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years". Seems reasonable, especially given the rate technology advances these days.
- lokar 5y ago
  More of a roofshot?
throwawaymanbot 5y ago
Is it bad to feel depressed that this has been going for nearly half a century with No end In Sight. In fact it’s stated goal is the dream end state of any pharma co that could cure it. Endless treatment to stave off death.
- wolverine876 5y ago
  > In fact it’s stated goal is the dream end state of any pharma co that could cure it. Endless treatment to stave off death. Where does it say endless treatment? Most cancer treatments aren't endless.