Ducky
It seems (in Canada at least) that everywhere you turn, there is money being collected for Cancer research. Billions and billions of dollars have been raised and still no cure.
Apparently the U.S. has found 187 million of it. I'm guessing this may be happening, world wide! What do you think?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/19/us/scam-charity-investigation/index.html
5 Answers
ROMOS
Best answer!
ALL "charities" etc keep lots of people in good employment, charities are mostly exempt from tax and other charges but NONE of the many millions of employees are exempt, so governments get their share of the billions of donations, charities are big business, cancer charities being the biggest, figuring out where the majority of the cash goes isn't too difficult, if any "company" ever found a cure for all cancers it would be the end of the gravy train for all but one of these "companies", it really is sad that in this day and age people still have to rely on charitable organisations to try and help them to lead a normal life, as Ben said, greed is a form of social cancer that I fear we will never see an end to, I personally never give money to collectors etc for any of the big organisations but I am willing to give them some of my time if they ever feel the need to ask for it, however, I do give to certain animal charities because most animals who need care can't pay for it themselves and I always make sure I know where and how my money is being used.
| 9 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
jhharlan
I guess we'll find out. A very dear friend of mine just came home with a cancer diagnosis, liver. A few test and they'll find out where to start.... My dad was diagnosed over forty years ago with a very aggressive type of cancer and he surpassed the cure rate, lived to tell about it. They have come a long, long way!
| 9 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
Cancer is a many-faceted, hideous disease, but we should have a much better handle on it after 60 years.
Cancer, like health care and prescription drugs, is big business.
sunnyB
Well, people do seem to be living longer with cancer now. My brother in law has recently been diagnosed with myeloma (cancer in the blood) it's treatable but not curable. He's 76 so not so much can be done than if he were 30 years younger but there is hope all the time, so we are all being positive. They keep trying different treatments, everything seems to be more promising than it was 30 years ago when another of my brother in laws fought Lukiemia for two years, it beat him in the end. I was watching a television programme a month or so ago, and they said they were on the verge of a cure for all cancers. So it sounds promising, even if it's not sooner enough for our generation, hopefully it will be in time for the next.
| 9 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
Sunny has mentioned his brother-in-law's illness in another question; he's not naive about myeloma in a 76 year old man. Please don't be angry with me, but please don't write stuff you wouldn't want said to you.
You're a cancer survivor; did people gloom and doom you during treatment?
terryfossil 1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Cancer_Research_Foundation Pretty much the same in Aussie Duck,,however they have progressed greatly,,>>>>>>><<<<<<<..
| 9 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
zorro
