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by thundara 4184 days ago
What you see as a disparity, researchers and pharmaceuticals see as a honeypot. A cure for any form is a win for someone, but make no mistake that solid tumors are on a few institutions' big targets.

There's a few different approaches going on right now including (1) studying mechanisms of how tumors become drug resistant, (2) stimulating the immune system to better target the tumors, and (3) figuring out how to make those solid tumors spongy again.