'Cancer-killing pill' that appears to 'annihilate' solid tumours is now being tested on humans
'Cancer-killing pill' that appears to 'annihilate' solid tumours is now being tested on humans
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'Cancer-killing pill' that appears to 'annihilate' solid tumours is now being tested on humans
Looks like a treatment, not a cure, that will require ongoing supplies of medication. This is a pharma wet dream. We can’t cure your cancer, but we can keep it from growing for just $2000 per pill that cost us $1 to make.
Do you really think that pill cost 1$? A single approved therapy takes years to develop and over a billion dollars. But hey if you're view of an entire industry is shaped through Facebook comments I don't blame you.
Further, maintenance therapy already exists in many cancers. This is not a new concept for literally anyone in the field of medicine.
You speak like someone whose never had to buy insulin before.
No I don’t think it will cost a dollar. That was hyperbole.
At the moment, it doesn’t look like anything, since it’s just now in phase 1 trials, so nobody knows.
But if it does what it says, then yes, it might actually be part of a cure.
And I don’t know if you’re aware of it, as of now we don’t have a cure for cancer: https://xkcd.com/931/
You can look up the average treatment cost today, it’s something like $150000, good for your that you already know the price of this pill and that it’s big pharma‘s wet dream.
"Why don't they just cure cancer!"
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It's being developed for the last 20 years. These pharma companies have spent millions developing it.
Where are you getting this information? Every other form of chemotherapy is a limited course, and I've seen no evidence that this one is any different.