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by mkonecny 2419 days ago
> The work has already given him a new tool when he talks with his patients.

> “When I have a patient in front of me diagnosed with the syndrome, they will almost certainly get cancer,” he said. “But in that moment I’m able to tell them elephants don’t get cancer and we are working with the zoo and the circus to learn from elephants so one day you never have to get cancer.”

This seems a bit unethical to raise hope for a cure that statistically has a very low chance of passing clinical trials