To be fair to him (and co-discoverer/recipient Robin Warren), it's one thing to notice something; another thing to prove it. And he proved it by drinking the ba

To be fair to him (and co-discoverer/recipient Robin Warren), it's one thing to notice something; another thing to prove it. And he proved it by drinking the bacteria himself. [ An interesting criticism of modern science is that by demanding proof, it rejects all truths that are not proven. ] Cancer may be similar, though I suspect it's a syndrome i.e. not a single cause and cure; but many causes, and therefore many treatments.