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Cancer, Warburg Effect and Big Pharmas
Cancer. The word alone strikes fear into the hearts of millions. It’s a global menace, responsible for 9.6 million deaths each year.
It is the second leading cause of death in the United States and the top cause of death globally.
The financial burden of cancer is staggering. Over the past decade, the cost of cancer treatment has significantly soared. For example:
- In 2010, the total cost of cancer care in the U.S. was about $125 billion. By 2020, this figure had risen to nearly $200 billion.
- In 2011, global spending on cancer drugs was around $75 billion. By 2020, it had more than doubled to approximately $150 billion.
- The average cost of new cancer drugs per patient per year has risen from $10,000 in 2000 to over $150,000 in 2020.
Cancer and the search for effective treatment isn’t a new problem. The term “cancer” was first coined by the Greek physician Hippocrates around 400 B.C.
Despite long years of investment in cancer research and increasing cost of treatment, the disease continues to terrorize people as a leading cause of death.
It makes you wonder, is there something we are missing? What if the cure to this devastating illness has been known for decades and systematically ignored?
