Cancer research is overrated???!
Question: Cancer research is overrated!?!?!?
Billions of $ have been burned away on this & where is anything close to a cure!? I am just stating a point i just want some rebuttals, no offense!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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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!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The money has not been burned away!. I am grateful for everyone who has contributed!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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
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
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