Oncologist with 30 years of experience pushes back on 'AI will cure cancer' claim
DeryaTR_ · x · 2026-10-28
An X user claims AI will cure cancer and every other disease, putting oncologists out of work. A hematologist with 30 years of experience fired back: "AI will NOT cure cancer. Anyone claiming that doesn't know cancer or is out to rip people off." The original poster doubled down: no cancer, no cancer doctors.
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