It’s because there is no single entity like cancer. In fact every organ or rather every cell type can develop various vastly diferent kinds of “cancers”.
It’s like using a word for all mental health issues, let’s say menzy. And then there is a new promising drug for a manic episode in bipolar disorder but only without psychotic symptoms and the headline says: new promising treatment against menzy.
Meanwhile, the age-standadized death rate of Cancer in the USA has fallen %30 over the past 30 years.
Because of advances in early detection, radiation and surgery. And, less smoking.
Not miracle cures in rodents.
For real, we get a cure for cancer every other day of the week.
It’s because there is no single entity like cancer. In fact every organ or rather every cell type can develop various vastly diferent kinds of “cancers”.
It’s like using a word for all mental health issues, let’s say menzy. And then there is a new promising drug for a manic episode in bipolar disorder but only without psychotic symptoms and the headline says: new promising treatment against menzy.