Comments on: Cancer http://richardboyer.net/archives/2007/10/20/cancer/ R.B. Boyer's commentary on reality, academia, and information Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:22:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Nic http://richardboyer.net/archives/2007/10/20/cancer/#comment-57226 Nic Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:01:51 +0000 http://richardboyer.net/archives/2007/10/20/cancer/#comment-57226 It's along the lines of the right idea. An interesting area of study is why the cancer cells cross the threshold into overproduction instead of toeing the line patiently and not killing their host. Their feedback mechanisms might be so screwed up that they do not have any clue. The problem with traditional chemo is that if it does not destroy all of the cancer cells, the ones remaining are probably pretty screwed up and capable of living through a nuclear explosion. Thus this is usually why remission can be so deadly. It's like hyperselection for the best and beastliest. It’s along the lines of the right idea. An interesting area of study is why the cancer cells cross the threshold into overproduction instead of toeing the line patiently and not killing their host. Their feedback mechanisms might be so screwed up that they do not have any clue.

The problem with traditional chemo is that if it does not destroy all of the cancer cells, the ones remaining are probably pretty screwed up and capable of living through a nuclear explosion. Thus this is usually why remission can be so deadly. It’s like hyperselection for the best and beastliest.

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