Cancer research is a growth industry.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A cynical critique of the medical industry profiting from illness.
- In plain terms
- The research sector grows because people get sick.
- What can you take from it?
- Question industries that profit from human suffering.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who benefits from illness?
- How do we balance profit and care?
Another view
Research saves lives despite the profit motive.
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