In 2013, Harold Varmus, then director of the US National Cancer Institute, gave a speech on the difficulty of the war on cancer. The National Cancer Act of 1971 aimed to eradicate cancer, yet success remained elusive.
"Despite extraordinary progress in understanding cancer cell defects, we have not succeeded in controlling cancer as much as possible." — Harold Varmus
A major issue, he argued, was excessive focus on cancer treatment over prevention. Prevention, though crucial, is often overlooked because it lacks the prestige of scientific treatments.
"You can't die from cancer if you don’t get cancer in the first place." — MIT cancer researcher Robert Weinberg
However, prevention lacks intellectual appeal compared to molecular and genetic research. Despite its effectiveness, it is often ignored in favor of more stimulating scientific work.
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"Despite extraordinary progress in understanding cancer cell defects, we have not succeeded in controlling cancer as much as possible." — Harold Varmus
A major issue, he argued, was excessive focus on cancer treatment over prevention. Prevention, though crucial, is often overlooked because it lacks the prestige of scientific treatments.
"You can't die from cancer if you don’t get cancer in the first place." — MIT cancer researcher Robert Weinberg
However, prevention lacks intellectual appeal compared to molecular and genetic research. Despite its effectiveness, it is often ignored in favor of more stimulating scientific work.
@Inkzy