Successful vaccine against lung cancer.

[slicer15]

Because isn't cancer the mutation of cells anyway?

And this is good news...I don't trust the researchers all the time, though...I heard they keep cures on the shelf and instead develop drugs that keep sick people alive, but don't cure them so they keep having to come back and buy more drugs. I think there was an investigation into Cancer research about this kind of thing...

[Jorath Calar]

So... now it's safe to smoke?

Of course not, but I'm sure many people will read that out of this article... and have no excuse to quit

[WillowIX]

Originally posted by slicer15: Because isn't cancer the mutation of cells anyway? And this is good news...I don't trust the researchers all the time, though...I heard they keep cures on the shelf and instead develop drugs that keep sick people alive, but don't cure them so they keep having to come back and buy more drugs. I think there was an investigation into Cancer research about this kind of thing...

Cancers consist of mutated cells yes.

As for your second paragraph, I find that very hard to believe. If a company was to hold on to an efficient drug they'd lose their orders and their reputation. It's not the pharmaceutical companies who decide which drugs are to be used. The competition in this area is huge. So keeping a potent drug would only hurt them since another company would most likely jump in and sell the drug in a another name. These companies jump for patents, most often before the drug has entered clinical trials. However, you may have misinterpreted some other similar news. Like a) Aids drugs aren't sold to Africa since they are too expensive. THe pharamceutical companies are against cheaper replicas and keep they're drugs instead of selling them or b) most often drugs are issued instead of surgery since it's "cheaper". Issuing a drug would cost, oh say $50, whereas the surgery would cost $10,000. The only problem is patients have to use the drugs more than once. But keeping a drug that would cure, or give a remission, would most likely destroy the company.

[Ziroc]

Too little to late for my Mom . She died in 2002 (two years to this DAY acutally, which is very ironic, sadly), Dying from lung cancer is slow, and horrable, I hope to god they get this drug out, because no one should have to go through that.

Good story!!