Sure, but then how would the drug companies stay so rich?
I can’t believe you think drug companies are holding back a cure for cancer. Which drug companies would those be? Do you have any proof? Do you have any idea how many good, very smart Americans are working to find the causes of and cures for cancer? And why would drug companies do that, when whoever comes up with a cure for cancer will make ba-zillions? Even if cancer were cured, there are a few other diseases and conditions needing treatment that would allow the crooked drug and biotech companies to continue to rake in their ill-gotten gains.
The drug companies sell what people buy. Most don’t make money on cancer, but rather use cancer research as recruiting tools to get the best doctors.