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I think I’ve been hearing this argument for the last 40 years. How many miracle cures have we missed? None

If you really want to cure cancer, and other diseases like ALS, etc, invest the money and resources necessary to do it.

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How many died waiting for approval of cures we did find?

How many have died because we didn’t care enough to try harder to cure these terrible diseases. Tens of millions!

If you have a disease and want to find clinical trials for unapproved drugs, they are available.

https://clinicaltrials.gov/

https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05855200?locStr=New%20Yo...

Far less than if we didn't have a proper system in place. We literally have miracle cures for things like measles, polio, and small pox yet people are far too stupid to take them. You think just letting people try whatever they want on people in a desperate situation is going to lead to good things?

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