If so, where does the money go that people donate to cancer research centers?
2006-06-23 05:28:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
As my treating doctor well put it across - there is never a permanent cure for cancer of any kind. After a period of five years of treatment, the cancer has not resurfaced you are declared 'cancer free'. Cancer free means you will live a little longer as cancer cells are still alive and can surface at anytime , especially as your body is always vurnable.
Regarding the donations, its a topic one rather keep away from.
2006-06-23 22:59:02 · answer #1 · answered by livingonthinice 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is no single disease called "Cancer"; that's a collective term for the group of diseases where, basically, your body's cells go crazy and either grow uncontrollably or attack the rest of your body.
Depending on which cells, and what they do, some cancers are easily treatable, and some are not. Lance Armstrong, for example, made a full recovery from his cancer and went on to win many bicycle races. On the other hand, a close friend died of a malignant esophageal cancer less than six weeks after he was diagnosed, and nothing they did helped.
So even if a research center gets a successful treatment for one cancer, they can go on to the next and try to solve that.
2006-06-23 05:36:13 · answer #2 · answered by Berry K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do believe that the cure for cancer is available, but tragically we live in a society that values money over human life. What do you think is more profitable, getting paid for a treatment that lasts years and years or just giving out the cure?
2006-06-23 05:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by flor_de_frio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cancer is kind of a generic term.Basically, It just means your cells have been attacked. THere are different forms of cancers and there are cures for quite a few of them. My team captain of my lacrosse team had one from of cancer, he went to a specialiast and 6 months later he was playing lacrosse again.
2006-06-23 05:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by lindemantony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pharmaceutical companies mint money curing cancers.No cure for cancer till now.
2006-06-23 05:31:35 · answer #5 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lets face the fact if there was a cure researchers would be out of a job. the truth is they find treatments not cures.
2006-06-23 05:38:55 · answer #6 · answered by mack j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they've identified the only cure for cancer is....death.
2006-06-23 05:35:40 · answer #7 · answered by Chainsawmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there isn't a cure that has been discovered yet, the money people donate goes to reserch to find one
2006-06-23 05:32:14 · answer #8 · answered by avatard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there was a cure do you really think so many people would still be dying from it????
2006-06-23 05:31:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no cure for cancer yet
2006-06-23 05:31:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋