Cancer research is overrated???

Billions of $ have been burned away on this %26amp; where is anything close to a cure? I am just stating a point i just want some rebuttals, no offense...

Cancer research is overrated???
I am alive because of my oncologists research in the field of lymphoma. He has saved my life through his clinical trials and was able to pinpoint the chemotherapy regiment to give me.


The money has not been burned away. I am grateful for everyone who has contributed.
Reply:No offense taken. Cancer research is not overrated and has lead to great breakthroughs in treatment and survival rates. My niece was diagnosed with high risk pre b A.L.L. (the 'good' type of leukemia) at age of two. The docs told my brother that she has an 80% chance of survival, will undergo 3 years of chemo and that life as they know it will never be the same. Advocacy for pediatric cancer research has been a passion of mine ever since I set foot in the pediatric cancer ward of the hospital to visit my niece. Here are some facts below related mostly to pediatric cancer (from various websites including www.lls.org and www.curesearch.org):





Facts on childhood cancer rates and survival rates


-The incidence of childhood cancer is increasing. The cause of this is unknown.


-Cancer is the number one killer of children by disease. It is the second leading cause of all childhood deaths exceeded only by accidents.


-Research and advancements in treatment has lead to a 70% decline in the leukemia death rate for children 0-14 years of age over the last 3 decades in the United States.


-For all childhood cancers, the overall decline in mortality was nearly 40% between 1975 and 1995, about 2.5% per year decrease, even while the incidence increased by 0.8% per year.


-Only about 20% of adults with cancer show evidence that the disease has spread to distant sites on the body at diagnosis yet 80% of children are diagnosed with advanced disease.


-Most adult cancers result from lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, occupation, and exposure to cancer-causing agents. The cause of most childhood cancers in unknown.





Cancer research and funding facts:


-The government recently CUT the budget for Childhood Cancer research.


-In the past 20 years only one new cancer drug has been approved for pediatric use.


-Approximately 70% of children with cancer participate in research trials compared to only 3% of adult cancer patients. As a result, many of the advances in adult cancer treatments are due to breakthroughs in childhood cancer research.


-Only 3 % of the budget from the National Cancer Institute goes towards Pediatric Cancer research. (That’s 3 % for ALL kinds of Pediatric Cancers combined!)


-Pediatric cancer funding is nominal in comparison to other more publicized diseases such as pediatric AIDS or juvenile diabetes which increases awareness each year.
Reply:no they dont spend enough on it..... how would u feel if u or ur mom or someone u loved was dying ..and the doc just told them sorry theres no cure go crawl in a corner and die... at least this research gives people hope...


i support and pray for any1 with cancer


god bless..
Reply:im in canada, and to be honest, i'd rather have said we spent billions of dollars on cancer research than billions of dollars on a pointless war. just my opinion.
Reply:if cancer research finds a cure, or cures, they will all be out of jobs. So how many are sincerely looking for those cures?
Reply:Yes it is, they wont find a cure where they are looking because it doesn't exist. Dr Max Gerson said years ago that there is no money to made in finding a cure, only looking for a cure. Go to my website and in the navigation menu on the side I have an article called "Why Medical /Science can't find a Cure for Cancer." Read it and you will learn.