{"id":21508,"date":"2022-02-15T07:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T06:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21508"},"modified":"2022-02-17T05:06:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T04:06:30","slug":"why-is-it-so-hard-to-cure-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/02\/why-is-it-so-hard-to-cure-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is It So Hard to Cure Cancer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The difficulty in treating cancer is that it\u2019s not a single disease, but rather a group of diseases. Sometimes a drug works well at first but later on, the cancer becomes resistant and continues to grow because the cancer cells have mutated or changed genetically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video to know more about why some cancer patients most often do not survive even with new medical advances that are coming along the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why is it so hard to cure cancer? - Kyuson Yun\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h2rR77VsF5c?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Would a clinical trial be right for cancer patients? Elaborate.<\/li><li>When should cancer patients consider having hospice care?<\/li><li>When should you get tested for cancer?<\/li><li>Do you think the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and pharmaceutical companies are blocking or witholding new cancer treatments from the public? Explain your opinion. <\/li><li>What are some treatments for cancer do you know of? Explain them and their rate of efficacy.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate The difficulty in treating cancer is that it\u2019s not a single disease, but rather a group of diseases. Sometimes a drug works well at first but later on, the cancer becomes resistant and continues to grow because the cancer cells have mutated or changed genetically. 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