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Someone once argued here that cancer is now just a business. With so many interests vested in keeping the money flowing, their is a significant disincentive to move towards a solution. Instead, it is better to murk the waters and hinder progress, as that will keep the tap flowing for longer, allowing those researches to continue paying their mortgages.

It was suggested a better model would be massively rewarding those who create progress in the field (such as yourself) rather than offering large lucrative grants for research irrespective of result.



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