The Washington Post published an article about Gen X and millennials being at higher cancer risk than older generations. 

In this short opinion piece, Dr. Borriello’s touches on the collective responsibility of everyone involved developing drugs to combat cancer. 

This is a very humbling article that highlights that cancer is a tireless foe and that there is no law of physics which dictates that our fight against cancer will forever be in our favor. It speaks to the multiple fronts on which the battles occur; from maintaining a clean environment, to ensuring access to proper nutrition, to early detection, to developing durable therapies free of toxicities.

This article clearly makes the point that our fight is far from over and that as we design high tech (and often expensive) drugs, we should keep an eye on access and affordability so that the people who need it most can get them. We would also do well to keep in mind that in this cascade of issues, the chain is only as strong as its weakest link.