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Cheap Cancer Drug Finally Tested In Humans

Posted by timothy on from the good-enough-for-the-likes-of-you dept.

John Bayko writes "Mentioned on Slashdot a couple of years ago, the drug dichloroacetate (DCA) has finally finished its first clinical trial against brain tumors in humans. Drug companies weren't willing to test a drug they could not patent, so money was raised in the community through donations, auctions, and finally government support, but the study was still limited to five patients. It showed extremely positive results in four of them. This episode raises the question of what happens to all the money donated to Canadian and other cancer societies, and especially the billions spent buying merchandise with little pink ribbons on it, if not to actual cancer research like this."

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  1. Re:Cheap Dancer Drug by B4D+BE4T · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You, sir, are and idiot

    Oh, the irony...

  2. Re:Cure? by geekoid · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I would respond, but your post show that you have no idea who the industry works so I don't think you would understand it.

    " big pharma"
    yeah. The call of the whack-a-loons.
    *skwakBIG PHARMA!@ *skwak I', right bacause I used a derogatory termSKWACK*

    You only believe that because of BIG anti-pharma.

    Here is some fact for you, dumb ass:
    1) A cure would mean an increase in stock price AND a decrease in other companies offering treatment.
    2) This means more money in bonuses.
    3) Why could you charge thousands of dollars for the cure?
    4) You would need a corporate wide conspiracy.
    5) prestige
    6) Yes it would become generic in a few years. I that time the people making the decisions would have retired to there vast fortunes.

    people like you can't grasp the fact that cancers is HARD, and each cancers type is different.

    You also ignore the fact that Vaccines for cancer are starting to come out.

    Also, by your logic vaccines should \n'[t even exist.

    You sir lack critical thinking skill and knowledge.

    Educate yourself. Start here:
    http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/

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  3. Re:Where else by nedlohs · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    He is retarded, and likely is a brat too. Of course once you realize he is actually retarded the brat label usually goes away since you have a more precise one to use.