They have performed this surgery on monkeys already (although without attempting to fuse the spinal cord).<p>The doctor and his colleagues will have performed more attempts on primates before a human attempt, which is why he has an estimated year of operation at 2017.<p>While I do agree that the doctor may be being selfish in search of fame (or infamy), but shouldn&#x27;t the human be given the choice to make his decisions? He can&#x27;t perform basic human functions without assistance much less enjoy other pleasures in life due to his disease.<p>The candidate&#x27;s decision-making process isn&#x27;t impaired and many other people with late-stage cancer often undergo controversial treatments that are not fully tested all the time, even outside of clinical trials [0].<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cancer.org&#x2F;treatment&#x2F;treatmentsandsideeffects&#x2F;clinicaltrials&#x2F;compassionate-drug-use" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cancer.org&#x2F;treatment&#x2F;treatmentsandsideeffects&#x2F;cli...</a>