On: Immunotherapy Is Changing Cancer Treatment Forever

[WithinReason]

It's a real life Trolley Problem

[panosfilianos → WithinReason]

Right to try makes this a variation of the Trolley Problem, because the person to pull the lever is the same person that's tied to the tracks.

[klyrs → panosfilianos]

Except they don't know if either they or the cancer dies in either switch state.

[amarant → klyrs]

It's Schroedinger's trolley, basically.

Aka one hell of a tough call

[ImHereToVote → WithinReason]

The solution to the Trolley Problem is to perform a "slipping the switch" maneuver.

The solution for terminal cancer patients is to let them use any experimental services they please.

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