Steve Jobs’ son says the GLP-1 revolution could help fight cancer: ‘Some of the most important drugs we’ve ever actually seen come to market’
Source: Fortune ·
Reed Jobs believes weight-loss drugs could help prevent certain cancers by reducing obesity.
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After his father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003, Reed Jobs started working in cancer labs and studied pre-med at Stanford, knowing that figuring out how to cure the illness was his life’s work. That led him to launch his oncology-focused venture capital firm Yosemite, whose second funding round Jobs said has surpassed its $350 million target. While Jobs is excited by the possibility of experimental cancer vaccines, he thinks GLP-1s, which he calls some of “the most impactful drugs that we’ve ever made,” could help fight the disease. He told Fortune’s Allie Garfinkle in a recent Term Sheet interview GLP-1s can help prevent cancer by reducing obesity, which is associated with higher risk for 13 types of cancer, according to the CDC. “I think these are going to be some of the most important drugs we’ve ever actually seen come to market,” Jobs said. “[They’re] not only going to help people who are obese and struggling with that, but with cancer, with cardiovascular disease,…