[Why We Haven’t Cured Cancer] (Viewer #2,456,292)
I sorta knew the answer, but I enjoyed the fleshing out on the idea that “cancer” is actually thousands of different diseases.
[Why We Haven’t Cured Cancer] (Viewer #2,456,292)
I sorta knew the answer, but I enjoyed the fleshing out on the idea that “cancer” is actually thousands of different diseases.
And in today’s news — http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/us-clears-living-drug-tough-childhood-leukemia-49513403
Creating drugs from the patient’s own genes to create one specific for that person, rather than a “let’s see if this one works for you” approach.
OTOH…. $475,000 for the treatment. Ouch!