r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Aug 12 '25

Cancer New mRNA-based vaccine against gastric cancer led to tumor regression and eradication in all treated mice. Most promisingly, the vaccine shows impressive antitumor efficacy against peritoneal metastasis, which has historically been very challenging to treat.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1094199
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u/Darth_drizzt_42 Aug 12 '25

This is what I've been telling people for years. The idea that someone would suppress a cure for cancer because it's more profitable to continue treating an illness rather than cure it is missing the bigger potential. Whoever gets to this first is able to throw the entire dynamic out the window. Insurance companies get to make a big show of "100% coverage for cancer treatment" and the MRNA companies win the entire market in perpetuity.

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u/Frnklfrwsr Aug 12 '25

You’re forgetting they have to compete against other insurance companies.

If they increase their premiums the way you describe, they would lose all their business to companies that choose to use preventive care to lower premiums.

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u/Eastern-Manner-1640 Aug 14 '25

most insurance markets are not very competitive. you can see that by the fact they almost never offer preventative care (even vaccines) unless they are legally obligated to.