Why there will never be a cure for cancer

[Highway61]

Way to profitable(greed)...How many DON'T realize that donations are paying these salaries? Disgusting...

Apparently now Komen is more about fundrasing so they can pay the bloated salaries of their executives then actually helping women with breast cancer.

It's worth noting that "Nancy G. Brinker earned $417,171 in 2010 serving as CEO and President of Komen for the Cure".
She also earned a space $541 in other compensation.
Including Brinker, Komen has 18 people who earn above $100,000. Six earn more than $200,000, including former CEO and president Hala Moddelmog, who earned $277,000 despite working no hours.
Elizabeth Thompson and Katrina McGhee — the former president and executive vice president, respectively — earned $216,000 each. In additon Thompson was compensated $16,177 and McGhee was compensated $12,204.

Mark Nadolny, chief financial officer, earned $277,000 and was compensated $17,280.

Jonathan Blum, general counsel and secretary, earned $210,269 and was compensated $22,124.

Justin Ricketts, CIO, earned $209,541. and was compensated $17,213.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/05/1061967/-The-Pink-Goliath-Falls?via=sidebar

[Little Star]

1. Exactly!

[TheWraith]

12. No, not exactly.

This conspiracistic premise that "well, there's too much money in cancer, it'll never be cured!" ignores a few fundamental basics. Like for starters, there's REALLY NOT VERY MUCH PROFIT IN CANCER. With rare exceptions like the Komen foundation, few groups actually make much money off of treating cancer, including hospitals and doctors.

More to the point, such a belief requires one to assume that every scientist around the world who works on cancer research is either totally incompetent, or that they are ALL part of a global, multigenerational conspiracy to suppress a cure.

[Little Star]

13. Yeah, right. Not. n/t

[Avalux]

2. My great aunt was a scientist; worked for the govt starting in the 50s.

She never really talked about the nature of her work. She often said that a cure for cancer had been discovered, but that it would NEVER be revealed to the public; cancer would never be eradicated. Too damn profitable, not only for nonprofits but for pharma cos and others.

[snacker]

4. WOW...

it always comes down to money, doesn't it? So sad...

[Sherman A1]

5. This would not surprise me at all

I hate to think it is true, but I would not be surprised if it was indeed so.

[Avalux]

6. I don't think she would have said it if there wasn't validity there.

I just wish I'd been able to question her as an adult, instead of hearing it as a child.

[Highway61]

7. Old book

But a wealth of information for that time. The Cancer Syndrome. By Ralph Moss. Blew me away when I read that 40 years ago. Think about it. Most people will pay ANYTHING to save their life. The ultimate money maker. IF there is hell there must be a special place for these dispicable people.

[Avalux]

11. Thanks for that.

I think I'll read it. And I agree with you, if there is indeed a cure and it's been withheld, those doing the withholding deserve what they get, and I hope it's horrible.

[Worried senior]

3. I've said this for a long time

I really believe they know how to prevent and or cure but it's too profitable for so many organizations.

Same with the common cold, all you have to do is look on the store shelves for all the products associated with colds. The prices alone dictate that they will be around a long time.

[Octafish]

8. Astounding!

I had wondered what the numbers would show, but this is beyond the pale.

One of my friends said she had to guarantee she'd raise $2,000 bucks just for the privilege of walking in their event.

She is going to be so mad...

[demosincebirth]

9. There will, eventually, be a cure because there will be billions and billions of dollars to

be made by big Pharmas

[blondie58]

10. exactly!! along with

Multiple sclerosis and lupus and other diseases. As someone who has such a condition, I am grateful that there are disease modifying drugs. You don't know if they'll work for you until you've been in them for a while. The drug companies are coming out with riskier drugs. Drugs that can outright kill you or permanently disable you. I don't trust big Pharma at all.

[Hugabear]

14. I read somewhere that we cannot even cure a single virus

For example, there still is no cure for the common cold - fortunately, most viruses tend to work themselves out over time. Many other viruses, we can develop treatments and vaccines for, but we can't actually cure any of them.

So my hopes for ever seeing a cure for cancer really aren't very high either.

[Nikia]

15. I wouldn't rule it out

There are people who dream of curing cancer. It probably will bring a great deal of fame and money to the person who actually pulls it off.
I understand that in the big pharm industry that top scientists may be ordered to work on other things. Although they do have a great deal of money and people in research, they don't have a monopoly on research.