Ask HN: Can large sums of money help advance the cure to cancer?

Re:Ask HN: Can large sums of money help advance the cure to ... by theflyingelvis on Monday October 03, 2022 @08:42PM (#33075467)

I have a ‘rare’ blood cancer. It almost killed me in 2021. There are treatments but no cures. It will eventually kill me over the five to 10 years.

I’ve had some innovative treatments such as autologous stem cell transplant, been part of a phase one clinical trial so that my data may help others one day and lastly offered blood and tissue samples for study.

These treatments and studies don’t come cheaply. So, yeah more money results in better treatments and research as far as I am concerned.

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Re:Ask HN: Can large sums of money help advance the cure to ... by mr90210 on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @07:37AM (#33078961)

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.

It's exactly for cases like yours that led me to ask this question. When I fantasise about being wealthy, buying cars and mansions never crosses my mind. I rather throw money at organisations attempting to solve `rare` cases such as yours.

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