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[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 216 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (35 children)

I can destroy 99% of cancer cells in a lab using a hammer. The important part is whether you can do the same in a person without killing them.

[–] Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Well, killing 99% of cancer cells is quite useless, the 1% left will now thrive and if they survived because they were different (and not just luckily escaping the treatment) you now have 100% of cancer cells you can't treat anymore.

Better case, the 1% "lucky" cancer cells just re-invade.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It could extend the life of the patient with a few years.

[–] Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com 1 points 10 months ago

Maybe, or just extending the suffering for a couple of months. Hope it gets better!

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