(THE GUARDIAN) David Hunter, October 16, 2016 — Cutting-Edge breakthroughs are still vital in medicine, but we have many ways to prevent and cure cancer that aren’t globally accessible – but should be
Vice-President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel has released 10 recommendations to accelerate a new national effort “to end cancer as we know it”. These initiatives, focused mainly on the US, will almost certainly extend the lives of some cancer patients in the future.
However, cancer deaths worldwide are estimated to increase by over 50%between 2015 and 2030, mainly due to expanding and ageing populations. We already have the knowledge and technology to reduce this toll for future decades without waiting for new breakthroughs.