The whole Cancer Cure conspiracy....

[HS Lifter]

A quick google search leads to a lot of info about cancer cures/causes.

Then you get those headlines/books "The truth about cancer cures" blah blah blah.

Now, are there cures for cancer out there that the "medical industry" doesn't want us knowing about?

Discuss.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

A quick google search leads to a lot of info about cancer cures/causes.

Then you get those headlines/books "The truth about cancer cures" blah blah blah.

Now, are there cures for cancer out there that the "medical industry" doesn't want us knowing about?

Discuss.

i know some very, very intelligent people working to develop drugs for the very diseases that killed their families/partner. while i would accede that drug companies themselves are soulless entities that would rather have you taking their drug every day for the rest of your life to stave off a disease rather than cure you with a single dose, i cannot believe that of the people i worked with, who taught me, and who studied beside me.

furthermore, simple economics suggests that even a one dose cure for cancer will generate more money than has ever been generated by a single industry in human history, assuring its inventor of wealth that, for all intents and purposes, is limitless. do you really think that anyone would risk someone else developing that very same cure for the sake of deferring the greatest fortune ever made so as to make a little more money which, compared to the obtainable fortune of the day, means nothing? particularly given that scientific discoveries are made based on the technology of the age, rather than individual genius? then throw in the fact taht your target market is dying everyday, stripping you of the opportunity to take half their life savings in order to stave off death for another, what, 5 years before death finally clenched its grip? is it in anyones interest that your potential profits be passed down to the next generation, rather than into your own pocket?

no. no way. no way in hell. if a cure was found, it would be cashed in immediately. its a mind boggling amount of money. youd compare it to the GDP of medium sized countires. you just dont pissfart around with those sorts of opportunities

cheerios

 

[Hiatussin]

I have a few teachers who are doctors who professionally work in cancer research.

Judging from my experience, as well as the arguments gd mentioned, I say this is an extremely unlikely, wacky conspiracy theory.

 

[Y_lifter]

IMO, Cancer is much like the common cold..

Way Too many varieties to come up with One cure easily.

 

[Razorguns]

If you have PROOF someone has the cure, besides conspiracies -- some wall st investors want to talk to you

 

[big4life]

I don't think that anyone is hiding a cure, but I think they do place the bottom line in their bank accounts over the best interest of mankind far too often.

Think about this.

How would you feel if you or a family member had a rare disease, but found out that it is so rare that nobody is even researching a cure? They are called orphan diseases / drugs because of their rarity. Most companies don't see a financial benefit into research because they strike so few people that the cost would be enormous, either to the company, or patient. The orphan drug act has helped spur research in the past decade, but it is still slow.

One more thing to think about is who most orphan diseases strike, children.