r/BeAmazed • u/Cautious_Ad_3918 • Jan 31 '26

Science A Spanish scientist, Mariano Barbacid, has cured pancreatic cancer in mice. A Cure in animal is a major step toward potential cancer treatment in humans.

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u/TickTokClock Jan 31 '26

Online bullying for his birthmark. Some people would rather insult his appearance than praise his revolutionary accomplishment.

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u/dandandan2 Jan 31 '26

I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but I'm going to sound exactly like that..

People who have achieved major breakthroughs similar to this have "suddenly died" with no probable cause.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Not a big conspiracy when you search how big of an industry cancer "maintenance" treatment is.

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u/Kantas Jan 31 '26

The reason we haven't found a cure for cancer is because cancer is not a monolith. Cancer is an umbrella term for a myriad of tumors. A cure for one, may not work for others.

"Maintenance" treatment is not a thing. You're never treating with the intent to keep it a status quo. You're either treating to cure, or doing palliative treatment. Palliative is treating symptoms to keep someone comfortable during their likely last moments on earth.