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How many of you or people you know would run away from new treatment trials ? I've been surprised to see a few people getting more than annoyed at suggesting it. "I'm not a guinea pig" was the recurrent answer.


If you have no options left, I suppose it's the only sensible thing to do. Either you're 100% sure you die from cancer, or you take an unknown chance that might save you.

Then again, not all people are very capable of rational thought.


It's rational in the light of people believing labs are just here to take advantage of you and try nasty chemicals on you.




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