Good news - my Uber driver this morning said cancer should be basically cured within 7 years

Great stuff. Can we get to the front of the line since we are the first to know?

Hardloper wrote:

He said you won't believe some of the stuff that's coming out in the next 3 years! He heard it from the last woman he dropped off, who was some sort of biology researcher at the big regional hospital network.

Anyway just thought I'd pass on the great news. Remember you heard it here first!

This could very well be true for some types of cancer:

Granted, it's still quite expensive and possible long-term risks are not known.

If you focused more on educating yourself and less on belittling your Uber driver, you might find that life is more enjoyable.

Hardloper,

Check out this video series on cancer. It will open your eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqJAzQe7_0g

suggests 'curing' it will forever be impossible

hearing it from an uber driver is good enough for me... that's real news.

My father died on January 29th from prostate cancer. There is no way that mass produced drugs for cancers like breast or brain will be available and affordable by 2025. But they are chipping away slowly, which is good.

Well, he was wrong about bitcoin, but 1/2 ain't bad.

I will place money that cancer will not be closed to being cured in 7 years.

It is really wild that we have not made more progress with the trillions spent on it since the early 70s and the "War on Cancer".

Sorry, your Uber driver is a Democrat who has no idea how the status quo works. If a cure for cancers was discovered today, it would take 10-15 years to get FDA approval under today’s regulations. So if the cure is discovered in 7 years the wait will be 17-22 years unless we get some drastic free market reform.

I don't understand why some people talk about cancer as if it is a single disease that will ultimately have a single cure. Saying that we're going to "cure cancer" makes about as much sense as saying that we're going to stop accidental deaths.

Great news. The average Uber driver makes $3.37 and hour, 96% last less than a year when they finally admit they cannot afford to drive for them.

That's the guy that I want to advise me of what the latest breakthroughs in medical science.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/02/590168381/uber-lyft-drivers-earning-a-median-profit-of-3-37-per-hour-study-says

Lance Armstrong was cured in one year and then won 7 tours.

Close enough .

Seriously, the cancer research industry has no reason to put itself out of business by "curing" it.

Hardloper wrote:

He said you won't believe some of the stuff that's coming out in the next 3 years! He heard it from the last woman he dropped off, who was some sort of biology researcher at the big regional hospital network.

Anyway just thought I'd pass on the great news. Remember you heard it here first!

My brother died of cancer. I would punch you HARD in the face now if I could.

Fvcking idiot!

Show some respect, you poor excuse for a human life!

Luv2Run wrote:

It is really wild that we have not made more progress with the trillions spent on it since the early 70s and the "War on Cancer".

A lot depends on the kind of cancer and how early it is detected.

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

My father died on January 29th from prostate cancer. There is no way that mass produced drugs for cancers like breast or brain will be available and affordable by 2025. But they are chipping away slowly, which is good.

Sorry to hear that. I usually enjoy your presence on the boards. Hope you and your family are coping well.

With out-of-work cell biologists working as Uber drivers, no wonder the world is effed up.

Count Chocula wrote:

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

My father died on January 29th from prostate cancer. There is no way that mass produced drugs for cancers like breast or brain will be available and affordable by 2025. But they are chipping away slowly, which is good.

Sorry to hear that. I usually enjoy your presence on the boards. Hope you and your family are coping well.

Thanks, it is a shock for a couple of days until you work out that only thing he left everyone is bills. Watching someone fade is disturbing so it can actually be a relief for them. But taking him to oncologist check ups you soon learn the state of play. For years the options for advanced PCa were androgen deprivation therapy then chemo, of recent abiraterone & enzalutamide are now in between options which add 6 months- 2 years. They are trialling keytruda & opdivo (immunotherapies) but the feedback is mixed. There are newer chemo & radiation mixes which add a few months. The most promising is the idea of giving these old guys large doses of testosterone to shock the prostate tumor or electroshock therapy. Current brest cancer options are pretty much the same.

It be all ‘bout that PARP inhibition brah!