Some people believe Big Pharma suppresses cancer cures for profit.

Truth is that if there was a cure for cancer, insurers (the ones footing the bill) would push it so hard and fast to reduce the billions they pay annually for cancer care.

What do you think is holding us back?

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There have been some incredible advancements with immunotherapy and indications like MM - there are certainly a number of great advancements coming down the pipe. 

That said, it isn't a silver bullet, things like bone microenvironment for bone mets are highly immunosuppressive which makes this not so viable as an option. 

That said, still a lot of great things in the pipe and there will be varied therapies for different indications

I believe I saw the claim that, within a decade, solid mass tumors as a class of disease would be treatable via immunotherapy. PCR technology is making it possible to create bespoke genetic scripting that targets only the neoplasm. When it gets here, it will change the game. 

I believe melanoma and a few other common ones are already being treated this way to great effect and it gives me so much hope. 

We could still understand the metabolism better. We could do more to prevent cancer. We have a long ways to go to understand what makes a human body healthy.

3. The regulatory bodies, approval of new treatments is a lot of work, the moment things go sideways, they have to pull everything back and keep these drugs in check, they might have a hand to play in development and approval problems too, but watching the market is the major deal breaker for them.

2. Developing new cancer treatments needs major investments, research, testing, clinical trials and management, it’s a lot, and not everyone is ready to throw in huge money into something that won’t yield in the near future, especially with the advent of vaccines and infectious diseases drugs

A lot of things sir;
1. Cancer is a really complex disease to treat, what works for A has a 90% chance on not working for B, dealing with genetics is always difficult, because the slightest change will cause a whole new problem entirely.

insurers make bank ad infinitum, more so if people are sick and dying. raises premiums