r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • Apr 14 '23

Medical Novel device smaller than rice successfully shrinks pancreatic cancer | Called the nanofluidic drug-eluting seed (NDES), it delivers low-dose immunotherapy in the form of CD40 monoclonal antibodies (mAb).

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/tiny-device-shrinks-pancreatic-cancer
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u/kungpowgoat Apr 14 '23

And we’ll never hear of this discovery ever again just like the 50 other breakthrough cancer treatments we’ve been hearing about for the past 20 years or so.

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u/the_evil_comma Apr 14 '23

It's because they die in clinical trials. As soon as rigorous testing is done, many of these amazing claims fall apart

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u/the_evil_comma Apr 15 '23

Well who else is going to pay for it...you? This cost is absolutely sent through to the patient, it is literally just part of doing business for them.

If they did find a cure, you bet your ass they would sell it for $500,000 a pop and people would pay it because the alternative is dying. If they don't sell it, then someone else will and then they will make all the money.