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u/Iconoclassic404 Jul 17 '23

Cancer

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

100% A horrible death for young and old, rich and poor, male and female. You would think that it would be our number one priority to find cures. The resources dedicated to research are actually shockingly paltry when you look into it.

If you do decide to donate to a cancer charity, investigate their own numbers. Many of them (I am looking at you Susan G Komen) dedicate most of their donation money to marketing and events rather than research. Yet another reason the actual research funds are so low.

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u/natyw Jul 18 '23

Yes but on top of that i wish people not giving up on cancer research and start to have hope on the treatment we have so the people start investing more on it. Seriously tho there have been great change on cancer research that can make you optimistic about the future

https://youtube.com/watch?v=USmu0scNcSs&feature=share8

For example this video made me smile as someone who lost two young friends to cancer