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I just read "The Emperor of All Maladies", an absolutely great book about cancer, the history of cancer discovery and history of cancer treatment. It goes into
by krschultz 14y ago
I just read "The Emperor of All Maladies", an absolutely great book about cancer, the history of cancer discovery and history of cancer treatment. It goes into a lot of detail about exactly what progress is being made, why it is so hard, and what is on the horizon.
After reading it, I came away with the impression that the scientific fight against cancer is 50-60 years, but only the last 20 years has been very fruitful. Prior to that the treatments that worked were found largely through trial and error.
- joeblossom 14y agoSeriously -- My mother died when I was 2, 24 years ago. The type of cancer she had took her quickly -- however, today, the available treatments would have likely given her a relatively normal life. Back then there was nothing. No one knew really what to do with her particular type. It was all a gamble with a lot of "Go to Mexico to try some experimental treatments"