A Cure in this Lifetime?
I read about this new wb 2.0 site called Ask500People … once on the site, you register, type up a question you want asked and then wait for the results — results that come in from random people around the world.
Today I asked … “Do you think we’ll find a cure for cancer within the next fifty years?” After fielding a few questions about what kind of cancer (I specified breast cancer but it at that) — the question was asked and the results were resounding!
73% of the people said yes! That’s hope in action. I love it. Most of the people participating were from the United States. But the question did draw worldwide participation.
I chose to use 50 years because I’m 40 now, so that timeframe would be ‘in my lifetime’ assuming I live to a ripe old 90 years of age (there’s that hope again). For some of you … well, let’s just say you have a whole lot more life ahead of you than I do, so that number might be limiting. Forgive me.
I have a marketing research background so I’m intrigued by this method. Maybe next time I’ll ask a more controversial question. Like the should we have the mandatory cervical cancer vaccine for young girls. But this time … well, everyone wants a breast cancer cure and I do believe people think we are close.
Anyway, that’s it. I just wanted to share the results. (Remember, this is not scientific folks, so please don’t take this as much more than fun and interesting.)
What do you think … honestly, do you think we’ll find a cure?
cancer, breast cancer, cure, cervical cancer, vaccine, health, wellness, research
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