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Re:CERN accepts $1B in private cash towards Future Circular ... by pjmlp on Saturday January 31, 2026 @08:20AM (#46836437)
What matters is that exists, and is another possibility for treatments.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4724719/

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Re:CERN accepts $1B in private cash towards Future Circular ... by bonsai_spool on Saturday January 31, 2026 @10:03AM (#46837265)
I disagree that any new possibility for treatments should be lauded. The theoretical side of things is fine, but many new treatments are far more expensive than existing options without offering improved outcomes.

This is orthogonal to your point about CERN being useful.

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Re:CERN accepts $1B in private cash towards Future Circular ... by pjmlp on Saturday January 31, 2026 @01:03PM (#46838980)
Some people also believe praying beats vaccination programs.

Unfortunately I have got to know people that are only still around me thanks to this technology that you find needless.

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Re:CERN accepts $1B in private cash towards Future Circular ... by bonsai_spool on Saturday January 31, 2026 @01:18PM (#46839130)
> Some people also believe praying beats vaccination programs.

> Unfortunately I have got to know people that are only still around me thanks to this technology that you find needless.

There is no way to know whether these people would have been served better by receiving radiation therapy. Your statement is tantamount to believing in prayer.

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Re:CERN accepts $1B in private cash towards Future Circular ... by pjmlp on Saturday January 31, 2026 @02:45PM (#46840060)
I know they are better than not having received anything at all.
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