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UK reader here... As someone who's lived with a dear friend's cancer and affects of cancer for the past few years, I'd say that early/earlier diagnosis by whate
by FerretFred 2y ago
UK reader here... As someone who's lived with a dear friend's cancer and affects of cancer for the past few years, I'd say that early/earlier diagnosis by whatever method is to be welcomed. However, if you then can't treat the disease then surely the early diagnosis will be for nothing? Sadly, with incidences of cancers of all sorts apparently increasing exponentially, wordldwife, not having the means to treat it is heartbreaking? Actually, as much money and effort needs to be invested in finding the cause of various cancers as curing it (or trying to cure it).
- long123 2y agoI learned this from my Chemistry prof: we actually are able to "cure" cancer now, if we are able to make accurate early diagnosis. If we detect the cancer early enough that it is still local (not yet spreading to other organs in your body), a surgery will do the job. That's why early diagnosis is soooo important and is a big focus right now. What about metastasis, you might ask. We have researches going on in this branch, too. And the big findings I heard is about immunotherapy techs. I'm not in this side of the field so cannot say much. But don't be sad, it's actually a fascinating time to be alive :)