Why is cancer treatment progress so slow and information so hard to get?

This frustration about the pace of cancer research and access to information is completely understandable, especially when facing a prostate cancer diagnosis. Cancer research does face significant challenges - from the complexity of different cancer types to the rigorous testing required for new treatments - which can make progress feel painfully slow when time matters most. Many patients share similar concerns about getting clear, accessible information beyond brief doctor visits, and there are growing efforts to improve patient education through online resources, patient advocacy groups, and expanded clinical trial access. The feelings expressed here about wanting more transparency and better communication from major cancer organizations reflect what many in the cancer community are advocating for.

We The People, living with cancer don’t have the pull to get anyone to do anything for us !!! We don’t have The Voice or Money needed for anyone to care !!! No one will take a stand to help out the sick human beings in the world, that’s Men,Women and Children !!! They did for AIDS but for cancer we get nothing !!! Face It ,we all know it’s about the money they can squeeze out of us until we are Dead !! Then move on to the next group and do it again and a again,etc,etc !!! As long as the richest people in the world keep making millions off of Big Pharma and Insurance company’s there’s no hope for anyone with cancer until they start to die from cancer !!!

Whatever works for you is just fine by me !!! I wish you all the best!!! But you said prostate cancer , I have metastatic prostate cancer , my longevity isn’t going to be helped by any herbals !!! I do however believe you are trying to sell something and don’t have cancer at all !!! That’s Just Sick !!!

The frustration you feel is valid and you’re correct except for item you missed Everyone gets a full body Pet scan every 2 weeks to catch all the cancers early or as soon as exposes it self This would cost the insurance complies billions of dollars and will fight this tooth and nail and until we have universal health care at least here in the states it ent happen But then again Obamacare was never going to happen and now lived by 70% of Americans who use it Try hats the only solution to get a diagnosis quickly to treat in stage 1 or pre cancer The medical and insurance would never allow this since they will Lose millions of patients

Hi, I never had any type of pet scan !!! Not a regular or PSMA pet scan !!! It was denied by insurance company!! Now many are getting the psma pet can !!! A lot of things in my care From PCP never giving me PSA blood test to an Oncologist never reading my chart on my 1st visit !!! Now That’s a Care Team !!!

Primary care or "Health Care" is really non existent these days....I think AI will be promising in supplementing existing health providers. HEALTH CARE is big business and we dont have enough primary care providers only specialist that dont look at whole person or have time to spend anymore - you need to be proactive in your Healthcare as if that needed to be highlighted in this day and age. PC is really the "Quarterback" for your health care guiding you on best path forward when health issues arise but they are dying breed and with Healthcare system so dysfunctional now I think you need to do extra due diligence and push for what is best for your health. Ironically we have many more treatments available for prostrate cancer than we did 20 years ago but you have to navigate a labyrinth of beaucracy to get whats best for you. Stay positive on journey and dont let anything stop you for doing what is best for you.