60 minutes 60 Minutes. Billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong shows a way of treating the deadly dise

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Nana b
Nana b Member Posts: 3,030 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-doctor-fights-cancer-in-unconventional-way/

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  • Trubrit
    Trubrit Member Posts: 5,796 Member
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    Thanks!

    Thanks for the link, Nana. I totally spaced it out last night. 

    Sue - Trubrit

  • Daisy13
    Daisy13 Member Posts: 43 Member
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    Caution with regard to Dr. Soon-Shiung see link

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2014/12/07/here-is-what-60-minutes-didnt-tell-you-about-the-billionaire-who-is-trying-to-disrupt-cancer-care/

  • fatbob2010
    fatbob2010 Member Posts: 467 Member
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    That's Amazing

    Nana,

    Thank you so much for the link.  I had to watch it twice as it was so encouraging and amazing.

    Art

  • lilacbrroller
    lilacbrroller Member Posts: 412 Member
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    fatbob2010 said:

    That's Amazing

    Nana,

    Thank you so much for the link.  I had to watch it twice as it was so encouraging and amazing.

    Art

    thanks

    A friend of mine watched this and recommended I find it - she will follow up so thanks for sending the link

    Karin

  • LindaK.
    LindaK. Member Posts: 506 Member
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    Great news

    I really enjoyed that story.  Anything that can give cancer patients hope is good.  I don't know why there always has be to naysayers on new treatment.  Anyone who has gone through cancer or watched a loved one die from it will grasp at anything hopeful like this.

    Linda

  • annalexandria
    annalexandria Member Posts: 2,571 Member
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    LindaK. said:

    Great news

    I really enjoyed that story.  Anything that can give cancer patients hope is good.  I don't know why there always has be to naysayers on new treatment.  Anyone who has gone through cancer or watched a loved one die from it will grasp at anything hopeful like this.

    Linda

    I think the 2nd article

    just points out that this doctor is looking to make money and get investors (he has an IPO coming out in 2015).  It's not arguing with any of his ideas (which are all things that I've read about in many sources over the last few years).  There are a lot of researchers working on these concepts, so it's a battle to get funding for one particular company.  PR is a big part of this.

    In fact, I would say that the Forbes article is actually very hopeful. It points out how accepted these ideas are in the world of cancer research, and how much work is being done on them.

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