A new treatment that blocks an aging-related protein restored lost cartilage in old mice and helped prevent arthritis after knee injuries. Human cartilage samples showed similar signs of regeneration, raising hopes for a future drug that could repair joints instead of replacing them.
…but does it cause cancer.
“but does it cause cancer” is the new “but so does a handgun” comic.
Call me dumb, but I actually don’t understand what the takeaway is.
The implication is that the cancer cure would kill you the same as a hangun would.
Ah, gotcha. Also, I fixed that horrendous typo lol; kudos for inferring it!
Cheers!
That’s a Future You problem. You want this or not?
I would trade cancer down the road for my joints working now :(
Genuinely one of the questions that is coming up more and more in healthcare is trying to figure out what cancer is okay to just live with. As in, the treatment would be more of an impact on quality of life vs letting the cancer develop slower than the person would die of other causes.
This is especially becoming more of an issue as we get much better at detecting cancer.