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It's sad to see a thread honoring the greatest mind I've seen in my lifetime degraded to a debate. Sometimes it's better to just stfu than use every opportunity you get to spew your ego laden rhetoric. Ranting on the internet to try and seem like an uber intelligent, sophisticated and free thinking genius is dumb, get a new hobby.

And adding "oh yeah, rip dewd" onto the end of your rant is about as effective as adding "lol" to "i have aids".

Learn to read, then talk...

Here's your sign.

Stating that the neither the government nor pharmaceutical companies don't want to cure cancer is a pretty bold and baseless statement to make.

why is it a bold statement? pharmaceutical companies make their profit off of disease. you cure a disease and their profit goes *poof*. not generalizing every single person that works for pharmaceutical and not saying that what pharmaceuticals do isnt invaluable, but in my personal opinion making a profit seems to be above all else in our society especially when it comes to huge entities like pharmaceuticals. do you really think they look foward to cures that will put them out of business?

My father-in-law, grandfather-in-law, and my maternal grandfather all died from various forms of cancer. My mother-in-law is in remission, but they just found more polyps ... This is a horrible disease!!!

I agree, why haven't they found a cure???

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Because it's not a disease. There is no cure. Cancer is cellular mutation and it's actually the basis of evolution.

We just fuel the fire by pumping all kinds of lovely chemicals into our bodies via food, water, the air, drugs, cosmetics, etc. If you want to discourage corrosive cell mutation, eat healthy and organic, breathe fresh air, drink clean water, get a little sunshine and keep drugs and other harmful chemicals out of your system. That will give you a better chance.

That's my understanding anyway.

What she said.

When someone famous like Steve Jobs dies of cancer, it's a sad event for all of us. Maybe even more so for those of us who have gone through diagnosis and treatment: it's once again a reminder of our dark days, and another confrontation with our own mortality. I'm a cancer survivor; I was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2007, treated, and doing well today. Even though Steve Jobs' death is sad, it's also an important opportunity to talk about cancer (which often gets capped as CANCER in our minds, and is much too big and scary), as well as other issues and causes.

There's reason to be optimistic about cancer treatments. Many, many cancers ARE curable. Even ones that 10 or 20 years ago were largely devastating (many forms of leukemia) are today very curable thanks to advances in research and treatment. We need to encourage development of new drugs and treatments, and one of the great needs is patients willing to participate in clinical trials. The data developed from clinical trials are fueling exciting, innovative new treatments for all kinds of cancer--including very specialized, individualized treatments. So there are advances, and causes for hope. All of us, from cancer patients to friends and family, need to remain focused on that.

As I said before, Cancer is a big, scary word. But many of us who have been through it, come through the experience being better for it. Not that we're happy about being diagnosed with cancer. Not at all. But going through it can mold us in important ways. I'm more focused on the people around me, letting them know how much I love them and how thankful I am for them. I'm less focused on things that loom large in day-to-day life (finances, job struggles, etc.), but in the end, aren't nearly as important as our health, happiness, friends and family. In an odd way, a cancer diagnosis can be an opportunity for some to heal broken relationships, and become a more thankful and intentional person. So even though cancer is a challenge, in some ways, it's also an opportunity.

And as others have said, there are other problems in this world. Are they bigger than cancer? Are they more important than cancer? Well, that's all subjective I suppose, but I don't think it does anything to "grade" problems or suffering. I sincerely believe we all have causes we're built for, and we should do everything we can to make a difference for those causes. Is cancer research important to you? Great. Do what you can to affect the people in your circle of influence. Do you feel malaria in Africa is a bigger issue? For you, and for many others, it is. Do your part. Diabetes? Starvation? Poverty? Access to medical treatment? Human trafficking? All important needs, and all needing people to champion those causes. Whatever you feel passionately about, don't just feel. Do. Making any difference, on any injustice or suffering, is worth the effort.

Steve Jobs' early passing is tragic. But if his life teaches us anything, it's that translating your passion into action can have far-reaching impact.

(As an aside for those who are familiar with "Ignite" talks: I did a presentation about the lessons cancer taught me at an Ignite event last year entitled: "How Lucky Underwear Helped Me Battle Lymphoma." I'm linking to the video below. I hope it doesn't come across as self-promotion, because that's certainly not my intent. As I said before, I think we all need to do the things that make us passionate. I'm passionate about telling people that you can come through cancer and be a better person.)

http://youtu.be/LiGWifRfk8c

Bump. Cancer Is so horrible. It's just ever so sad even if it affects people you dont even personally know
RIP Steve Jobs and billions other people that have lost their life to cancer

About the whole pharm. companies things...
Researchers in Canada did find a cure for cancer, but it doesn't require a patent because it's a simple drug used to combat metabolic disorders. Since it's so simple, it's cheap, therefore pharm. companies don't want it because they can't make money off it.

So there's that.

http://www.dca.med.ualberta.ca/Home/Updates/2007-03-15_Update.cfm

Also, if you want to feed the kids in Africa, then do so, but IMHO people spend too much money on kids in other countries when there are plenty of hungry kids in their own country (I'm talking about Americans because I don't know what the humanitarian agenda is in other countries). Feeding kids and curing cancer are two different things so go somewhere else with your humanitarian agenda. Just because you think it's more important doesn't mean other people have to.

can't believe this is turning into a debate. people that have been affected by this horrible horrible diseas just wants to find a cure so less lives of lost from it

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There will never be a cure for cancer, how would anyone make any money if there is a cure. Oour medical system only gives out band-aids.


With that said, Steve Jobs will be greatly missed.

There will never be a blanket cure all for cancer. As a previous poster stated, cancer is not really a disease. It is the result of cellular degradation. There are thousands of different kinds of cells and therefore thousands of different kinds of cancer. Each one is treated differently. Cancer is not some new thing. There is documentation of Egyptian pharoahs dying from different forms of cancer centuries ago. The most that cancer research will ever accomplish is to find new, faster ways to stop the process. But mankind will always be fighting a battle against cancer. It is the natural end of a cell's life cycle.

I do want to say, however, that I do support cancer research. I only posted this to dispute those who believe in some lame conspiracy theory that the government and Big Pharma are effectively withholding the "magical cure" for the sake of making money. Give me a break!

Since we're wishing for stuff ... I'd like to see a cure for AIDS, an end to world hunger and world peace.

RIP Steve Jobs

Peace and Love, my friends. Just calm down already.

Bump. WOOT for Steve Jobs!