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Microsoft founder Bill Gates says cancer is curable in 30 years
Together with his wife Belinda, Microsoft founder Bill Gates invests billions in the development of new healing methods and health care. In an interview, the richest man in the world said cancer would soon be no problem.
Research has made great leaps
While some health experts believe that eradication of cancer may be impossible, research has been working hard for decades to find new medicines and therapies that improve the chances of recovery. Constantly is reported on new findings. Researchers from Switzerland recently discovered that electromagnetic waves prevent brain tumors from growing. For some types of cancer, the prognosis could be significantly improved by medical progress. Many experts are convinced that the positive development will continue. Even the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, believes in it.
Great progress is expected
Compared to the online magazine "techinsider.io" said the American entrepreneur, he was convinced that medical research will continue to make great progress in the next few years. Cancer will soon be no problem. "In medicine, we have experienced many miracles, and I think we all expect and expect more," the billionaire said in an interview. "I'm convinced that cancer will be largely curable in the next 30 years." The development of new drugs is a "miracle" for him, because they had no one foreseen and their effect was very profound.
All cancers could be curable in 30 years, according to Microsoft founder Bill Gates. (Image: Crevis / fotolia.com) Knowledge about cancer has increased
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 14 million people worldwide suffer from cancer each year, and around eight million are dying. The experts expect an increase in cancer by 2025 to annually 20 million new cases. However, the knowledge about cancer has increased and the treatment methods such as chemo and immunotherapies and hormone treatments have been improved. Early detection plays an increasingly important role in many cancers.
Development of new healing methods
Bill Gates, who has been involved in the nonprofit community for years, writes in his 2016 report that the development of new therapies will be faster. Recapitulating how many medicines have been developed since 1990 is a success story. "We've discovered important polio vaccines, and the number of children under the age of five who die could be halved." The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a foundation against hunger and disease, heads Gates with his wife Melinda , above all, has the health of needy children in developing countries in view. It supports the control and research of diseases such as malaria, polio and AIDS. The entrepreneur has already invested over $ 28 billion in charitable organizations. (Ad)