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Re:Just 11% of 53 cancer research papers were reproducible by pessimizer on Thursday May 09, 2013 @10:13AM (#5680511)
There's an awful lot of money in cancer (research funding/patents), an awful lot of diet/lifestyle handwaving in cancer research conclusions (that aren't about treatments), and very little progress in making cancer more survivable.

Just those facts would lead me to assume that most of the published research is bad. The great part is that 11% of the papers are reproducible, so the science isn't at a standstill.

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Re:Just 11% of 53 cancer research papers were reproducible by Mz on Thursday May 09, 2013 @06:10PM (#5683321)
That isn't limited to cancer. Western medicine is driven by a lot of bad mental and social models. Doctors only make money if you are sick. That strikes me as a seriously flawed model right there.
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Re:Just 11% of 53 cancer research papers were reproducible by ttrreeww on Thursday May 09, 2013 @06:08PM (#5683304)
Cancer is one of those sickness where you either cure it, or you die.

Problem is, for profit companies seeks "treatment" to maximize profit, they don't seek the cure. Hence no progress on cancer.

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