What cures to human diseases and afflictions have come as a direct result of testing on animals?
Assuming that any medications that are used on humans have been tested on animals, I would say a huge numbers of effective treatments and a great many cures have emerged as a result of animal testing. Taking cancer as an example: while there is no certain cure and there are no guarantees, some cancers can be cured now. 7 out of 10 children are cured of cancer. Testicular cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, and many cases of leukaemia can all be cured in adults with chemotherapy, most skin cancers are cured with surgery, and many cases of thyroid cancer and cancer of the larynx are cured with radiotherapy. Many other types of cancer are also cured if they are found early enough – 75% of breast cancers that are found very early – at stage one – for example. There is still a long way to go, especially with some of the commonest types of cancer such as lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancer. Many drugs have also been rejected as a result of animal testing; and many drugs have been rejected later a
