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Rats are luckier than us.

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I believe this guy is right. They should use more money and effort to determine how the cancer cells are able to growth in tissues that are not the tissue where they came from (metastases). If they could solve that situation perhaps cancer could be cured.

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Seasid

The hopes are that it also works on humans.

But even than, some medicine works better on whites or Asians etc.

Therefore it is important to do proper clinical trials on the native population of the country which would use the medication.

I know it is not simple.

I was laughing on that comedian. That is healthy. Thanks tango65

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Kaliber

gee I dunno …. What if we just eat the successful lab rats and see if that works . 😂😂😂

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Tall_Allen

LOL - funny but true. The problem is not the research, it is that mainstream media pick it up, and patients read those articles and studies thinking it applies to humans.

There is a legitimate purpose - screening. If it works in rats, it might work in humans, and may be worth a human trial. If it doesn't work in rats, it can be dropped. It is the first step in a conversation with other researchers, and not meant to inform patients.

It is usually done with xenografts (human tissue) in mice or rats prone to cancer.

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Graham49 in reply to Tall_Allen

What if there's stuff that works on humans but not on rats?

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Tall_Allen in reply to Graham49

It would show up in human xenografts.

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Graham49 in reply to Tall_Allen

But surely xenographs do not perfectly replicate the human body, thats why human trials are required?

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Tall_Allen in reply to Graham49

It is used only to eliminate drugs that have no effect.

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Graham49 in reply to Tall_Allen

Back to my original point. What if theres stuff that works on humans but not on rats?

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Tall_Allen in reply to Graham49

It's human tissue in the rats.

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MyDad76

Thanks for the laugh 😁

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cancerfox

Funny! I think a cure for cancer has been reported in the media about 1,000 times in my lifetime. And here we still are. 🦊

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swwags

Many thanks for the laugh tango65.

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