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> I don't know why people think nothing is changing.

It's because people expect a cure the likes of a vaccine, with >95% efficacy.

But it's not entirely their fault, the media all but says "they've cured cancer!" every other day.

When you expect a cure, increasing five year survival rate by 10% falls short.



Maybe mentioning vaccines efficacy is not very on point with the past few years track record


I think people expect cancer cures to be as effective as vaccines really are, while also expecting vaccines (and antibiotics) to be as effective as a Potion of Cure Disease in Skyrim.




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