"Prevention is better than cure". Researching and treating diseases is too costly so it would be better to invest in preventative measures. To what extent do you agree.

Developing and buying medicine is expensive and some believe that money would be better spent on preventing disease from arising in the

first

place. I somewhat disagree with

this

notion. It would be a mistake to focus only on prevention as there will always be diseases to treat and spending money on the research and development of medicines might lead to more effective preventative measures. Preventative actions do not always stop illness from occurring. One glance at the healthy living section of a book store shows that there are opposing opinions on what to do to keep illness away.

For instance

, smoking is an identified cause of

cancer but

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cancer, but

choosing not to smoke does not guarantee that you will not develop lung cancer because it still occurs in non-smokers. So,

although

it is undeniable that preventative measures increase chances of a healthy life, they will never ensure a disease free world.

Instead

, we need to continue funding the research and development of medicines to better understand the cause as well as the prevention of disease. If we keep looking for ways to fight and treat sicknesses, we are more likely find better ways to stop them from occurring.

For example

, while searching for ways to cure a cold, scientists discovered that an effective way to avoid catching one was frequent hand

cleaning but,

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cleaning, but

prior to the science, it was mistakenly believed that avoiding cold air would keep the virus away. So, it’s true that it takes a great deal of money to develop new medicines,

however

, those investments lead to more informed methods for keeping people healthy. Prevention goes far in improving people’s lives and reducing

suffering but

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suffering, but

we still are not certain that these methods work for all, so continued investment into research and treatment is important. Spending on both tactics would be ideal.