In Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, the Red Queen tells Alice that the world keeps shifting so quickly under her feet that she has to keep running just to keep her position. This is our predicament with cancer: we are forced to keep running merely to keep still.
The Red Queen's metaphor from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass describes a world in constant rapid change, requiring continuous effort just to stay in the same place. This idea reflects the ongoing, relentless battle against cancer, where progress often feels like a constant race with no permanent victory.
"We are forced to keep running merely to keep still," captures the frustrating reality faced by patients and researchers alike. Despite advances, cancer's complexity makes it a persistent opponent, demanding continual effort just to maintain current understanding and treatment levels.
