HIV vaccine a reality!

[--Pete]

Hi,

"Cancer" is not an individual disease, like "Hepatitis B". It's an entire class of diseases, like "virus" or "parasite".

Entirely true.

A cure, vaccine, or treatment for any given type of cancer may have absolutely no bearing on any other type - which is why the various "for the cure" charities, while noble, are promising something which is highly unlikely to ever happen. If we "beat" cancer, it will be with a whole host of different treatments that work on different types of cancer.

Partially true. And you do cover yourself nicely with a well placed 'may'.:) As you said, it's a class. There are enough similarities between members of that class that diagnosis, treatment, even understanding of one can and often does contribute to the efforts against the others.

--Pete