The submitted article is quite interesting. It is a review of the new book The Death of Cancer: After Fifty Years on the Front Lines of Medicine, a Pioneering Oncologist Reveals Why the War on Cancer Is Winnable--and How We Can Get There by Vincent T. DeVita,[1] and includes many surprising details from the book's account of the history of cancer treatment research. We see a lot of gee-whiz submissions to Hacker News of press releases about untested "cures" for various diseases, many of which have not proven effective over the years that I have been reading Hacker News. If you are curious about how new medical research findings turn into standard medical practice--or don't--you will enjoy reading the article submitted here. I think I will read the book, as I grew up with a parent who was involved in cutting-edge medical research.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/The-Death-Cancer-Pioneering-Winnable/d...