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This is a really interesting thread. If we literally already have a cure for (some kinds of) cancer, but can't *prove* it's "safe and effective", should terminally ill patients have an option to use it anyway?
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This is a really interesting thread. If we literally already have a cure for (some kinds of) cancer, but can't *prove* it's "safe and effective", should terminally ill patients have an option to use it anyway?
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