A very worthwhile op ed in the Wall Street Journal on cancer treatment

The weekend Journal has this very fine article –

Why We’ll Never Cure Cancer – WSJ.com – Your odds of survival depend heavily on your physician

You may not be able to access the article through the link – it may be in the subscriber-only section. If you can’t, I have posted the entire article in the post continuation -just hit the link below –

Here’s an excerpt –

Recently the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Cancer Society trumpeted a 2% annual decline in cancer mortality rates as proof that the progress we are making in cancer research is benefiting patients. I think they’re celebrating the glass being 1/50th full.

To be sure, scientists have made tremendous scientific advances in prevention, early detection and management of cancer. But these organizations should decry the inability of the health-care system to deliver these advances to the patients who need them.

The article goes on to give examples, such as colon, breast, and prostate cancer. It’s written by a Sloan Kettering physician.

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