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> It is highly unlikely there will ever be a singular "cure for cancer" as cancer is a bit of a blanket term given to multiple diseases, "It doesn't make sense
by once_inc 3y ago
> It is highly unlikely there will ever be a singular "cure for cancer" as cancer is a bit of a blanket term given to multiple diseases,
"It doesn't make sense to say 'cure for cancer.' Cancer is a wide variety of disorders with different manifestations and etiology. It makes as much sense as saying 'a cure for virus'."
> https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2011-11-21 https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2011-11-21
- unsupp0rted 3y agoAn enhanced immune system would functionally be a “cure for virus”. It’s conceivable we could find a technique that targets and ruptures any cancer cell, functionally becoming a “cure for cancer”.
- stvltvs 3y agoWhich could increase the risk for autoimmune disease. Current immunotherapy treatments for cancer that I'm aware of have to be carefully monitored so they don't kill the patient.