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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / March 2006Sorry, but I have to be a bit political after reading of some recent deaths here
I know it's a complicated issue, but I sometimes can't help but wonder... What would be the outcome if the $260 billion spent on Iraq were used instead to find a cure for cancer? OK. Let the flames come and I promise not to reply because I don't want this to become argumentative. I just wish there was more hope on the horizon for cancer patients. We seem to have plateaued in research. >I know it's a complicated issue, but I sometimes can't help but > wonder... What would be the outcome if the $260 billion spent on Iraq > were used instead to find a cure for cancer? About 60% of cancers are already cured. MOre if you include skin cancers. > OK. Let the flames come and I promise not to reply because I don't > want this to become argumentative. > > I just wish there was more hope on the horizon for cancer patients. We > seem to have plateaued in research. There is plenty of hope for cancer patients, and it's not on the horizon > I know it's a complicated issue, but I sometimes can't help but > wonder... What would be the outcome if the $260 billion spent on Iraq [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I just wish there was more hope on the horizon for cancer patients. We > seem to have plateaued in research. You're not the only one who thinks that. There is a cite in Sock's blog about diverting (I believe) a month's worth of war money to cancer research & what that might accomplish. Fig >I know it's a complicated issue, but I sometimes can't help but >wonder... What would be the outcome if the $260 billion spent on Iraq >were used instead to find a cure for cancer? Probably wouldn't help. We have spent hundred of billions on research for cancer cures in the past decade, and for many cancers we are not a lot closer to a cure. Howeve 260 billion would provide a lot of health care for the uninsured, or rebuild new orleans, both of which I think are far more important to our national security, and of far greater benefit to US citizens than Iraq is. Iraq was bad decision, repeatedly compounded by bad management, lies, and incompetence. By the way, 260 billion is $13,000 per Iraqi national. >OK. Let the flames come and I promise not to reply because I don't >want this to become argumentative. > >I just wish there was more hope on the horizon for cancer patients. We >seem to have plateaued in research. >>I know it's a complicated issue, but I sometimes can't help but >>wonder... What would be the outcome if the $260 billion spent on Iraq [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>I just wish there was more hope on the horizon for cancer patients. We >>seem to have plateaued in research. If mega-bucks hasn't moved us much closer to a cancer cure, then what is the alternative? Prevention is what I hear a lot about. And that's good. But once you get it severe enough, it is unfortunately a death sentence. Mind you it's not as bad as I thought it would be. For me anyway. It's nice to be prepared for dying, to have a chance to put things in order, unlike for those folks who die suddenly. And with the pain-killers out there, I'm thinking it may not be too uncomfortable. Nice to have family around too, holding your hand as you drift into eternity. Palliative care is I think what it's called. I feel very sad however, for those who unlike me, have not had a lot of years of living behind them. They're the ones that the cure is needed for, not so much for old codjers like me who have lived and loved and done some pretty neat things in their lives. I'm particularly proud of being 151st person in the whole world who have summitted all 46 peaks in the Adirondack Mts. in winter (mostly solo). Hence my moniker 46erjoe. Go here if you're interested: http://www.adk46r.org. Or here for pix http://alavigne.net/newHomePage/Outdoors/FeatureReports/Adirondacks/HighPeaksBes tOf/index.jsp Man, what a trip! What memories. Me and my dog mostly ... and he's got cancer too BTW ... heck, we may die together. > I'm particularly proud of being 151st person in the whole world who > have summitted all 46 peaks in the Adirondack Mts. in winter (mostly [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Man, what a trip! What memories. Me and my dog mostly ... and he's got > cancer too BTW ... heck, we may die together. That is a real accomplishment. That is less people than have climbed Mt. Everest. I have done winter climbing in the Sierra Nevada but the temperatures are mild compared to the Adirondaks. Here 10 deg. is a cold day. There 10 deg. is a warm spring day.  Signature****************************************** * This is the Spammish Inquisition * * Not Lumber Cartel Unit 75 [TINLC] * * http://bobcathoh.50megs.com/tinLC/ * * david l kayp at earthlink dot net * ****************************************** |
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