A must read book for all politicians: The CURE by Jack D. Hunter

Faye · 08-17-2003, 10:38 AM

Maybe it's easier for them to understand fiction based on truth, rather than direct truth?!?!

From: The Times-Union, by Ann Hymann

Imagine that a reasearcher discovered a cure for cancer, all cancer, and a relatively simple cure at that. A great boon for man-kind, right?
Well, not necessarily. Obviously a boon for millions of doomed patients, but where does that leave their care-givers? The surgeons, radiologists, pharmaceutical manufacturers --
they'd be out of work.
Cancer is an industry, after all. Eliminate cancer, and suddenly the industry is out of business, as obsolete as the blacksmith trade.
That's the jumping off place for Jack Hunter's new thriller.
The tale takes off with a plane crash that kills Dr. Anson Lunt, an oncologist who has been ridiculed and labeled by much of the medical establishment as a quack because of his offbeat theories on immunology and nutrition. Is the crash an accident, or murder?
........

Christopher Paddon · 08-17-2003, 10:39 PM

No need for anyone to kill off any SCI researchers at this point in time

I wonder SCI nurse, Mary or Wise Young, would any of you be sorry to be made redundant by a cure for SCI?

Wise Young · 08-19-2003, 04:18 PM

Chris2, nothing would make me happier, to be made "redundant". I will travel around the world to celebrate. 8-). Wise.

Christopher Paddon · 08-19-2003, 07:37 PM

Wise

I knew that would be your sentiment

Sometimes we can all get too cynical (not without good cause) - a lot of medical researchers genuinely do their job to help mankind and would love to be made 'redundant.'

My mother had a brilliant friend who devoted the rest of his life to cancer research after his younger sister had died of cancer.

SCI-Nurse · 08-19-2003, 07:52 PM

I would be thrilled to no longer have any new injury patients to care for, and to change the focus of my practice to helping those undergoing successful cure therapies maximize the outcomes of these interventions.

Obviously any cure, even if totally successful, will not happen overnight, as it will take a while to re-grow all those neurons and get them to hook up right. Meanwhile, someone needs to be coordinating and providing the care to prevent complications, etc.

(KLD)

08-17-2003, 10:38 AM	#1
Faye Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 6,840	A must read book for all politicians: The CURE by Jack D. Hunter Maybe it's easier for them to understand fiction based on truth, rather than direct truth?!?! From: The Times-Union, by Ann Hymann Imagine that a reasearcher discovered a cure for cancer, all cancer, and a relatively simple cure at that. A great boon for man-kind, right? Well, not necessarily. Obviously a boon for millions of doomed patients, but where does that leave their care-givers? The surgeons, radiologists, pharmaceutical manufacturers -- they'd be out of work. Cancer is an industry, after all. Eliminate cancer, and suddenly the industry is out of business, as obsolete as the blacksmith trade. That's the jumping off place for Jack Hunter's new thriller. The tale takes off with a plane crash that kills Dr. Anson Lunt, an oncologist who has been ridiculed and labeled by much of the medical establishment as a quack because of his offbeat theories on immunology and nutrition. Is the crash an accident, or murder? ........

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08-17-2003, 10:39 PM	#2
Christopher Paddon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 3,207	No need for anyone to kill off any SCI researchers at this point in time I wonder SCI nurse, Mary or Wise Young, would any of you be sorry to be made redundant by a cure for SCI?

08-19-2003, 04:18 PM	#3
Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 37,975	Chris2, nothing would make me happier, to be made "redundant". I will travel around the world to celebrate. 8-). Wise.

08-19-2003, 07:37 PM	#4
Christopher Paddon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 3,207	Wise I knew that would be your sentiment Sometimes we can all get too cynical (not without good cause) - a lot of medical researchers genuinely do their job to help mankind and would love to be made 'redundant.' My mother had a brilliant friend who devoted the rest of his life to cancer research after his younger sister had died of cancer.

08-19-2003, 07:52 PM	#5
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,320	I would be thrilled to no longer have any new injury patients to care for, and to change the focus of my practice to helping those undergoing successful cure therapies maximize the outcomes of these interventions. Obviously any cure, even if totally successful, will not happen overnight, as it will take a while to re-grow all those neurons and get them to hook up right. Meanwhile, someone needs to be coordinating and providing the care to prevent complications, etc. (KLD)