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\nEric Lander believes that one day cancer will be wiped out, much like infectious disease was during the last century. Over the past twenty years, medicine's ability to treat cancer has greatly increased the life expectancy of patients....\nEric Lander believes that one day cancer will be wiped out, much like infectious disease was during the last century. Over the past twenty years, medicine's ability to treat cancer has greatly increased the life expectancy of patients. Now, as game-changing genomic approaches such as the Cancer Genome Atlas take shape, Lander explains how scientists are identifying specific pathways to turn tumors' own genes against them—an advancement that may ultimately render history's most devastating disease into a treatable chronic condition. However, the noted geneticist and presidential science advisor warns that we must be patient with the long, steady march toward a cure: an investment in basic research that may not bring a full return tomorrow, or even in the coming decades. Watch the Full Program Here Original Program Date: June 2, 2011 The World Science Festival gathers great minds in science and the arts to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Our mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for all the latest from WSF. Visit our Website Like us on Facebook Follow us on twitter\n
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