why, why, I really want to know. why can't they just kill the cancerous uncontrolled cells? I need the answer please.........
2006-12-24 02:58:36 · 20 answers · asked by Be_nice_dude 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Anything can be cured if you have the money to cure it. I work at a hospital and a Doctor once told me "there is no money in a cure" meaning if there was a cure for everything then people would stop needing treatment. Look at magic Johnson...he has had HIV for almost 10 + years now...do you think he would have lived as long if he wasnt rich?
2006-12-24 03:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You have to understand what cancer is and why it can be so deadly. first of all, its a group of cells that, for what ever reason, are abnormal and form a mass, split and either take over adjacent organs, or displace adjacent organs, causing a disruption of those organs. Most times, Chemo or radiation treatment is the only way to kill off the cancer cells, but not all cancers respond to these treatments.
The big problem with cancer is that a few types, go undetected until its too late. Example: pancreatic cancer.
Most other types, if caught early enough, have 90% plus cure rates with a very good 5 year survivability rate. New treatment types and approaches are appearing almost daily, but not all forms of cancer will respond to these new treatments.
The sad part is, people have been doing research since the 30's for a cure and have not accomplished this feat yet. Many new diseases appeared since then, like HIV, and people begin to scream for an immediate cure. If we cant cure cancer in the last 50 plus years, we wont cure HIV any sooner.
Cancer Treatment Centers of America have access to the latest and greatest treatments. For many people, it may already be too late, but one day, hopefully soon, we will have a more positive way to cure cancer.
2006-12-24 11:10:54 · answer #2 · answered by bigmikejones 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not all cancers ARE incurable. Ask any of the thousands of 10, 15 and 20 year survivors. Early detection is the clue to preventing most cancers from becoming terminal.
2006-12-24 11:09:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Killing cancerous cells is what chemotherapy does but it isn't selective on only the cancer cells, instead it kills the healthy cells too. Cancer cells are rapidly dividing cells so they're vary hard to control since they divide so rapidly, thus spreading fast in the body. Although if it is detected early at an early stage, it is possible to eradicate the cancer cells completely.
Cancer is generally incurable at present, but you never know when they'd find a cure for cancer in the future.
2006-12-24 11:02:28 · answer #4 · answered by Andrea 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because basically, they are YOUR cells !! There is very little that differentiate them from normal cells.
But progress is being made, and new, interesting strategies are now being developped. The first chemo agents were basically "trojan horses" which would be slighly selective against cancer cells because they happen to divide faster.
New medication is now aiming to keep tumors from developping blood vessels to feed themselves, others to keep them from ridding themselves of carbon dioxide.
I personnaly think (and a lot of people agree) that the next great breakthrough in cancer research will involve the immune system, which for now is still, in great part, a mystery.
2006-12-24 11:41:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they dont know how. its as simple as that. i'm sorry if somebody is in trouble. a doctor could more throughly answer this question if you need an exact answer. once the cancer cells go about the body there are just to many to kill they can't do it. if you catch the cancer in an early stage they can cure it. sometimes it causes people to loose some of thier body parts in the process but its worth living.
2006-12-24 11:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not all cancer is incurable, many cancers have high sucess rate. "why can't they just kill the cancerous uncontrolled cells?" ? are you taking cheno therapy radiation? that is what they use to kill the cancer cells, however cancer can develop at anytime, they can't kill cells that are not developed yet. Thanks to the human genome project they are isolating the different genetic markers for different types of cancer but you can't kill something that is not developed yet without eugenics (gene manipulation). So cancer can't be prevented yet but alot of it can be cured.
2006-12-24 11:04:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many cancers are curable. Many of the treatments involve killing the cancer cells by chemotherapy, radiation, or surgical removal. But these methods unfortunately do not work on all cancers.
2006-12-24 11:02:45 · answer #8 · answered by ags3y7 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is not incurable. Most Cancers, if caught early, are compatible, and curable. It is difficult because cancer is a part of the living flesh. It is difficult to kill an invading entity in the body without killing the body itself.
2006-12-24 11:02:24 · answer #9 · answered by Joseph L 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Silent killer cancer is incurable because it's too late and the body cant take overdose of medicine. Prevention is better than cure.
2006-12-26 13:24:58 · answer #10 · answered by toodd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some cancers are curable, dummy. Pull your head out of the sand and start reading the medical research out there. Most cancers if caught in time are curable!
2006-12-24 11:56:58 · answer #11 · answered by luthierick 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋