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Everyone is a conspiracy theorist, apparently. My latest brush comes with the unfortunate topic of cancer.
Yes, I had a very brief, very emotional (on her part) discussion on why I don't believe there's actually a "cure for cancer" that the government has managed to squash.
I understand (now) it's personal for her, that someone she loves has cancer, but still...
She claims the treatment center in Mexico he was going to was defunded by the US after demonstrating a 100% cure rate.
Two problems with that...
1. Unless they can only provide the service for free, why would they need US funding to provide care? Goodness knows they'd have people flocking from everywhere to pay for a cure!
2. Mexico has... a long and sordid affair with "statistics". See: their murder rates. My guess is, if they were defunded by a US group it had a lot more to do with the misuse of funds/corruption/unsafe medical practices/etc.
Think about it. Allllll those countries out there. Alllllll those doctors who know about the "cure". The freedom of information in the world (see: Wikileaks). You think some country out there isn't going to say "screw corporate America and their health industry, we're going to cure our purple since we have a national health system and it would save us billions!". Is our government REALLY that powerful? Really? When we can't even stop shit like the stuff published on Wikileaks?
She claims there are countries in Africa that have cured cancer completely. Then again, the average life expectancy in some parts of Africa is 35, so one wouldn't expect high cancer mortality. And, again, reporting is probably spotty at best - who cares what Great-Aunt died of, there's civil unrest and more important things to worry about.
Is there money in treating cancer? Sure. Is there money in curing cancer? Yes! Probably more, in the long run. Especially for non-private health care, which is every country other than the US.
I just don't see the logic in this argument, I don't. And I think a lot of people who make it don't truly understand what cancer is, how much different types of cancer vary, and how hard it is to treat - unlike most other conditions, it's not a foreign body invading, it is your body. Your cells. Your DNA.
We can't even cure a cold (which there would be a ton of money in, just like antibiotics). Why are people so sure we can cure cancer?
Yes, I had a very brief, very emotional (on her part) discussion on why I don't believe there's actually a "cure for cancer" that the government has managed to squash.
I understand (now) it's personal for her, that someone she loves has cancer, but still...
She claims the treatment center in Mexico he was going to was defunded by the US after demonstrating a 100% cure rate.
Two problems with that...
1. Unless they can only provide the service for free, why would they need US funding to provide care? Goodness knows they'd have people flocking from everywhere to pay for a cure!
2. Mexico has... a long and sordid affair with "statistics". See: their murder rates. My guess is, if they were defunded by a US group it had a lot more to do with the misuse of funds/corruption/unsafe medical practices/etc.
Think about it. Allllll those countries out there. Alllllll those doctors who know about the "cure". The freedom of information in the world (see: Wikileaks). You think some country out there isn't going to say "screw corporate America and their health industry, we're going to cure our purple since we have a national health system and it would save us billions!". Is our government REALLY that powerful? Really? When we can't even stop shit like the stuff published on Wikileaks?
She claims there are countries in Africa that have cured cancer completely. Then again, the average life expectancy in some parts of Africa is 35, so one wouldn't expect high cancer mortality. And, again, reporting is probably spotty at best - who cares what Great-Aunt died of, there's civil unrest and more important things to worry about.
Is there money in treating cancer? Sure. Is there money in curing cancer? Yes! Probably more, in the long run. Especially for non-private health care, which is every country other than the US.
I just don't see the logic in this argument, I don't. And I think a lot of people who make it don't truly understand what cancer is, how much different types of cancer vary, and how hard it is to treat - unlike most other conditions, it's not a foreign body invading, it is your body. Your cells. Your DNA.
We can't even cure a cold (which there would be a ton of money in, just like antibiotics). Why are people so sure we can cure cancer?