• Question: why is it taking so long to find a cure for all the symptoms?

    Asked by Ben to Greg on 15 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Greg Melia

      Greg Melia answered on 15 Mar 2016:

      Do you mean a cure for all the symptoms of cancer? We actually have several treatments for cancer: radiotherapy, chemotherapy (drugs) and surgery are the main ones. The problem is that all are quite severe treatments, so a patient may not always be able to tolerate them.

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