I have a lot of experience in cancer research, so when I’m asked to “round up” to support it, I always ask, “what research, exactly, are you supporting and has it published any results?”
Good approach. Also, we are all paying into cancer research via our tax dollars that go to the NIH. This is the same pot of money from which funds went to the Wuhan Virology Institute. There are so many issues with funding these days, and so much politics that I have little faith in the system anymore.
Then there’s this:
https://www.nature.com/articles/541269a