The fight against cancer: Is it worthwhile?

Savio George Barreto; Merlyn Barreto; Rohan Chaubal; Amit Dutt

doi:10.4103/0971-5851.158833

The fight against cancer: Is it worthwhile?

Savio George Barreto, Merlyn Barreto, Rohan Chaubal, Amit Dutt

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Abstract

This article alludes to the findings of Tomasetti and Vogelstein and argues that for clinicians and scientists no matter how difficult understanding the pathogenesis of cancer may be, they remain the only hope for patients suffering from the disease. Data citing wide differences in cancer incidence in different parts of the world is presented to drive home the point that ′Bad luck′ is not a good enough explanation for cancer pathogenesis. There remains a lot to be uncovered in cancer and clinicians and scientists should strive to this end.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-86
Number of pages	2
Journal	Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Volume	36
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/0971-5851.158833
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Genetic risk for cancer
pathogenesis
Cancer
genetic risk for cancer
cancer pathogenesis
global cancer epidemiology

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The fight against cancer: Is it worthwhile?

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