https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/cancer-research-in-a-nutshell/

“So, will we have a cure for cancer anytime soon?” I cannot emphasize how many times I have been asked this question in social situations. I’m certain my fellow cancer professionals in academia, industry and the clinic can recount similar experiences. There is a big gap in public understanding of the roadblocks involved in cancer research and a lack of appreciation for the hurdles that await new therapies coming from the lab before they make it to the patient.

In the fall of 2017, I came across a blog post titled “Naughty Crabby,” a tale of a cancer doctor who had spent his career communicating bad news to his patients—and who had to tell his children about his own tumor in his pancreas. This humane story from the frontiers of the fight against cancer deeply affected me, and evoked in me a strong desire to tell the story of cancer and our years of attempts to control and conquer the disease—the collective efforts of humanity to tame the beast