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Inspired by: FP7 » Cancerless Society

version: 1 / created: 2010-02-04
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Originally submitted by: Anthony Walker
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 4 - Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Nanosciences and converging sciences

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
NANO3T

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Cancerless Society

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
Breakthroughs in biomolecular research leads to highly effective, non-invasive treatments for targeted treatment of tumours

Keywords

Biomolecular research, cancer, health, society

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)

Breakthroughs in biomolecular research leads to highly effective, non-invasive treatments for targeted treatment of tumours

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2050+

Features of life if the wild card manifests

Feature 6: health and quality of life
Increased life expectancy - decreased infant mortality rate

Type of event

Human planned (e.g. terrorist attack or funded scientific breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
A new development/situation
(e.g. a Romani state is established in central Europe; A message from an alien civilisation existing on a distant planet is received and understood, etc.

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Desirable

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world

Latent phase

Obstacles for early indentification

scientific filters (knowledge/technology access)
political filters (party or ideological interests)
social filters (class, status, education level)

Manifestation phase

Type of manifestation

In a probably enclosed way (e.g. geographically, sectorally)

Aftermath phase

Important implications
Transformation of a system (e.g. new applications, change in stakeholders relations/influence)

Comments

A new technology which could eliminate cancer may be reserved to the very richest of countries/individuals, if were mor available then this would result in a much longer living population

Key drivers or triggers

Provide up to 2 possible drivers or triggers of HIGH importance. Click on HELP to see examples:
please describe
Driver / Trigger 1 		please describe
Driver / Trigger 2
Technological/Scientific Scientific breakthrough allows the development of Cancerless society technology
Economic Development of this technology could/would be driven by commercialism

Potential impacts (risks & opportunities)

Timeframe options
Risks Opportunities
immediate
(within 1 year after the Wild Card manifests) 		Eliminating cancer disease - improving quality of life for population
long term
(more than 10 years after the Wild Card manifests) 		Much longer living population, increased elderly population, huge resource to care for the elderly population

Potential stakeholders' actions

before
it occurs 		after
it occurs
Policy actors (at the international, European and national levels) Set up facilities to cope with increased elerly population

Relevance for Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Ageing and other demographic tensions Increased elderly population
Diseases, health and well-being Cancerless society

Relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Health

Relevance for future R&D and STI policies

Note: RTD = research and technology development; STI = science, technology and innovation
N/A