3301 Just a reminder that 1,806,590 Americans were diagnosed and 606,520 died of cancer last year without anyone calling it a public health crisis. (media.patriots.win) posted 11 days ago by Brotherhoodlum 11 days ago by Brotherhoodlum +3302 / -1 138 comments share 138 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (138) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 94 ▼ – Cuzyoudbeinjail 94 points 10 days ago +94 / -0 Because there's a billion dollar industry behind cancer. permalink save report block reply ▲ 53 ▼ – US3RNAM3 53 points 10 days ago +53 / -0 Billion? got to be in the trillions permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – ProudWhiteMan 3 points 10 days ago +3 / -0 My grandma spent a cool million dollars in the 70s on her state of art cancer treatment. Beat the first one but it went elsewhere and she also beat that. Passed away in 2017. Cancer has a cure, it's $ just like HIV. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 5 ▼ – Deemike 5 points 10 days ago +5 / -0 I don’t know. Steve Jobs was top 5 richest when pancreatic cancer got him. Granted, that’s one of the worst ones, but his cash was just about the closest things to infinite. permalink parent save report block reply
Because there's a billion dollar industry behind cancer.
Billion? got to be in the trillions
My grandma spent a cool million dollars in the 70s on her state of art cancer treatment. Beat the first one but it went elsewhere and she also beat that. Passed away in 2017.
Cancer has a cure, it's $ just like HIV.
I don’t know. Steve Jobs was top 5 richest when pancreatic cancer got him.
Granted, that’s one of the worst ones, but his cash was just about the closest things to infinite.