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Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by rantanplan on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:18AM (#16818932)
That is one? _That_ is one? Have you heard of cancer?

That is _everything_!

So what did we achieve with our superior capitalistic systems when it comes to fighting one of the worst threats to our species?

Look, I ain't a communist, but I ain't in favor of capitalism either. What I know is that cheerleading will get us nowhere. We need to critically think about our course as a human species and if you think we're on a proper trajectory, think again.

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Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by oisdfjoijok on Thursday April 12, 2018 @03:09PM (#16823971)
There has been a lot of progress in fighting cancer. Survival rates for many types of cancer have increased tremendously. I assume this medication from Cuba is just one of many specific approaches.
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Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by kss238 on Thursday April 12, 2018 @04:51AM (#16819080)
It's one specific type of cancer (although it is for the most common subset of the most common type of cancer), not a panacea.
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