Originally Posted By: Susan
I was at the vet's, and the doctor and I were talking about nutrition (he's gone a lot more naturopathic than he used to be ten years ago) versus disease.

In a sort of idle way, he looked at me and said something like "Doesn't it seem kind of funny that after all these years and all the millions and billions of dollars spent on research, they still can't cure cancer or even the common cold? Do you think they might know the answers and be hiding it? Do you think that the medical field could be so callous that they realize that they make more money off sick people than well ones?"

Actually, I've wondered about things like that. But then I thought, No, it's just the same suspicious and cynical Me.

Or... maybe it's not? frown

Sue


I think you have every right to be cynical and suspicious, especially with how the world has changed over the past few decades however I don't think there is a secret cure out there hiding in someone's file drawer simply because while certain elements of the medical community do make a great deal of money off of people being sick there are other elements that would make a great deal by finding a cure.

For example, while surgeons make a fortune on surgeries related to breast, lung, cervical and colon cancers, health insurance companies spend billions paying out claims to cover cancer related expenses under their health plans. If there was a cure available the profit margins for the health insurance companies would go up significantly through the cost savings related to not having to pay out the treatment expenses. In addition every drug company out there would love the opportunity to be the first company to patent a drug that cures cancer.

So while I join you in being cynical I think in the medical industry there are opposing forces that work to make it very unlikely that a conspiracy to conceal a cure would last long.
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