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		ALittleLight 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unconventional Case Study of Neoadjuvant Oncolytic... There are already plenty of people who promote scam cures. We shouldn't deny potentially useful treatments to patients in dire need just to reduce somewhat the business of scammers. Detect and punish scammers if they are an issue. Allow people to take risky medical treatments if they have serious incurable illnesses.

XorNot 10 months ago [–]

You're not adding money to the mix.

If a company or research group wants to sponsor an experimental treatment with patient approval and waiver free of charge, that's one thing.

But they almost immediately turn around and say " oh we'll need to cover costs..." and suddenly the incentive is very different.

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