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Re:Immunotherapy Is Changing Cancer Treatment Forever by RyanAdamas on Monday July 15, 2024 @04:41PM (#40971303)
A cure is something that solves a health condition 100% of the time. A treatment is a prolonged procedure with only a chance of success. One is a profit generating machine, the other loses customers.

You know, a cure - like what they pretended the vaccine was that somehow was forced through the almost impossible system of medical approvals that has stalled real cancer research for decades.

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Re:Immunotherapy Is Changing Cancer Treatment Forever by pfdietz on Monday July 15, 2024 @06:16PM (#40971933)
A cure is something that completely obliviates the problem on a particular patient. It doesn't have to work on every patient.

And, of course, medical treatments can be very valuable even if they fall short of a "cure".

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Re:Immunotherapy Is Changing Cancer Treatment Forever by spondylosaurus on Monday July 15, 2024 @04:47PM (#40971339)
What is "the vaccine"?
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