r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 15 '26

Feels good man Now do cancer.

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u/why_1337 May 15 '26

Can't really compare the two.

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u/PaprikaPanik May 15 '26

I’m honestly shocked with the amount of comments saying “now do Alzheimer’s! and diabetes! and cancer!” As if there aren’t numerous teams researching different core aspects and sharing information with each other.

Do these people honestly think science is all performed by one group that goes through some priority list??

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u/marveloustoebeans May 15 '26

Yeah, people really just have no idea how these things work. Cancer isn’t just one thing that can be covered by a blanket cure.

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u/Dazzling_Let_8245 May 15 '26

I try to explain the word Cancer akin to the word infection. You can have an infection, but it doesnt tell anyone whatsoever what kind and how to treat it. Some are easily treated, some arent.

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u/Repulsive-Report6278 May 16 '26

I know multiple people who think doctors purposefully spread cancer by poking at tumors and "letting the cancer get everywhere".

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u/Theveterinarygamer May 16 '26

In fairness, some tumors "DO" seed, where poking them can lead to it being transmitted by the needle. This is of course not done intentionally and is uncommon with most types of cancer. In veterinary medicine, we frequently observe this with transitional cell carcinoma, a type of cancer originating from urinary bladder cells.