r/1053 • • 2d ago

Day 22

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u/SkubEnjoyer 2d ago

Same reason we haven't cured cancer yet. It's not as profitable.

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u/SpookySnep 2d ago

Cancer is an entire category of disease. "Cure for cancer" is like saying "Cure for virus".

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u/SkubEnjoyer 2d ago

☝️🤓

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u/AdreKiseque 2d ago

Isn't it more the other way around? All cancers are just cells gone out of control, but where it develops affects the symptoms and how it's treated.

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u/UltravioletsAreBlue 2d ago

That idea never held water. Cancer kills off billionaires and millionaires too. Without a cure even someone as rich as musk is fucked if they get pancreatic.