But somehow, these "breakthroughs" that we hear about many times don't seem to have a large impact, or at least I don't hear about that. Maybe I'm just out of touch.

I sincerely hope this IS one of those times when it is indeed huge, and that the scientists have the funding, etc. to fully investigate their findings and implement protocols to save more stricken patients.

I wonder if some of that could be because of the pharmaceutical industry. There's a lot of money in "cancer".

So when you see "the" cure for cancer, you know it's a misunderstanding. It should be *a* cure for *a* particular cancer.

In this case, this may prevent the spread of cancer through the bloodstream and will matter to cancers that spread through the bloodstream, assuming there's no other receptor through which they can spread. You'd still have to deal with the original cancer, though.

"A cure for cancer" makes a nice bumper sticker, but it is truly an oversimplification.

This could possibly be part of the treatment for some forms of cancer.

They think of cancer as this homogeneous disease that attacks different parts of the body. Not so.

I keep hearing of wonderful steps forward, but then I don't hear of those steps actually being implemented.

Again, I may be simply unaware, but I would think we'd be reading more in mainstream media.

if the profit motive was removed from medicine.

We have all been touched by this horrid disease, I hope more progress can be made.


Peace

Hoping that this is the key. My son-in-law is currently fighting this disease and may win but a little help from science would certainly go a long way!

that usually there is more than one function for a specific molecule.

Thus, before one kills this one, one has to be sure what else would be deactivated, or activated.