[factoryrat]

Assuming an aspiring scientist finds a cure for cancer, where's the money in it for the drug companies? They stand to make more profit treating an illness than curing it; a captive audience so to speak. They need diseases to treat with their products, not a cure.

[mlo]

"Assuming an aspiring scientist finds a cure for cancer, where's the money in it for the drug companies? They stand to make more profit treating an illness than curing it; a captive audience so to speak. They need diseases to treat with their products, not a cure."

Who cares? There's obviously a demand for a cure for cancer. If existing drug companies don't want it somebody else will. It's not all up to drug companies.

[hinckley buzzard]

Assuming an aspiring scientist finds a cure for cancer, where's the money in it for the drug companies?

gee IDK. One time an aspiring scientist invented the light bulb. Where was the money in it for the electric companies?

Wake up, swee'pea. The real world awaits.