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- yeastbeast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Your friendly local molecular biologist speaking here: interpret this result with caution. Although it is definitely a major breakthrough, the study doesn't look at whether survival rates are any different whether or not patients are scanned. This leads to various uncertainties: for example, we can't be sure that the people who came up positive in the scan would ordinarily have gone on to develop full-blown cancer. It's possible that the early micro-tumors detected by the scanner may be a non-lethal reaction to smoking that doesn't always lead to lung cancer. If this is true, the supposed cure rate of 80% includes people who wouldn't really have gotten sick. To address this ambiguity, a better study is underway.
Let's give this study the benefit of the doubt and agree that now we can detect and cure 80% of lung cancers before they fully develop. Even if you don't die of lung cancer, smoking still makes you poor, ugly, prematurely old and sick. However, people may no longer feel deterred from smoking by the threat of lung cancer (not that they are anyway, I guess, but this just gives smokers one more excuse). - Chompy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I work in in radiation oncology and I can tell you that some of the stuff coming out now is incredible (and incredibly expensive). The most exciting thing right now in radonc is proton therapy, which uses protons instead of electrons or photons. The advantage is that you can shoot protons so that they only affect what you're aiming for at any depth in the body; the surrounding tissue, even what you're shooting *through*, is unaffected. This resolves one of the major problems with traditional radiation therapy.
The only problem is that the proton accelerator required to do this is gigantic (it covers something like an acre) and costs about $120,000,000, whereas "traditional" linear accelerators like the one at your local cancer center usually run two to three million. There's only two in the US right now, one in Florida and one in Texas.. but they are definitely the future of radiation oncology. - Aeiri, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5What does you running into Kevin Rose at Starbucks have to do with lung cancer?
- WestDC, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Lung cancer? Pro tip: Smoking kills.
- d03boy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@TheAlphaOne
I cured my ringworm once with just a teaspoon of bleach. Then I had a nice scar for a while :) - moospot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@CharlieHealy - the research is that when you smoke, you run a high risk of getting lung cancer. since there is no cure for cancer, the best way to prevent it is to abstain from smoking. plain and simple. same with alcohol. we all know what the consequences are.
- doubtfuly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"You can get lung cancer in ways other than smoking"
Sure, but 90% of all cases are the result of smoking... there's not much of a debate to be had regarding where to focus ones resources when it comes to Lung Cancer. - crilen007, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Starbucks? Lung Cancer?!@
Is there a connection1@?!@!
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Stay tuned... - Aeiri, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You can get lung cancer in ways other than smoking, such as smog inhalation or just being completely unlucky, much like people get other cancers.
- neoform, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2"Better idea not to catch lung cancer to begin with. Don't smoke dumbass."
Hey idiot, you don't "catch" cancer. You should think about keeping yourself more informed about something that 1,000,000 Americans get and 600,000 die from every year. - glmory, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0While its true that you can get lung cancer other ways this method would almost certainly be only used in smokers. The risk level in the average non smoker would not be high enough to justify the cost.
- CharlieHealy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I agree. And I did fail to address the disparity in levels of risk that you point out. The people I was trying to reach were those who don't see the value in a second chance: this research is a form of forgiveness. It's dissappointing to read comments that advocate Hammurabian justice, especially when we find stories like this one that prove it is simply not necessary.
- glmory, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0While I agree a better control is needed, the eight people that did not opt to remove the tumor early died. That is a pretty good sign that most of these are lethal
- CharlieHealy, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Yes, smoking does. But a bunch of the other products that our culture endorses do too. Automobile accidents and alcohol consumption are two easy examples of culture relevant pathways to demise. What I'm trying to say is that if we want to allow cigarettes to be a part of our culture, we should have no problem with devoting time and energy to research that will help the afflicted.
- LocDawg, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2Better idea not to catch lung cancer to begin with. Don't smoke dumbass.
- Blizaine, on 10/12/2007, -12/+3that was me that you met.
I look like Kevin Rose and I go around pretending to be him. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -12/+4is there any nice people still left on digg? or in the world? what is wrong with everyone today? i am just sharing a lovely experience i had this morning with some fellow diggers. i check this site religiously and watch diggnation episodes every week. i contribute so much to this site with my witty comments and input. please don't be rude and call me names like nerd. i'm a fan of kevin rose just like some people are fans of rock stars or baseball players. i think i might have posted this story in the wrong topic (about cancer). so i'm copy and paste this story to another digg topic. well i bid you good day! no hard feelings on anyone, take care. p.s. if you like my style please friend me and i'll friend you back. bye
- Bradl3y, on 10/12/2007, -11/+0Because, nobody cares. Would you care if I told you OMGzoRz I ran into the founder of you tube the other day?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -22/+4don't digg me down. i didn't know where else to share this information. none of my friends know who kevin rose is and i'm not gonna start a blog just for this story. well anyways he was really friendly and didn't make the experience awkward. the conversation was just small talk and short. any questions feel free to ask.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -23/+3i just wanna let everyone know i ran into kevin rose this morning at starbucks. he was really nice but was in a hurry.
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