So, sure enough, all those rotting trees in the forest, and all those bugs eating them really have developed a cure for cancer.
But wait. It has to be synthesized and patented first.
In Chinese its called “Winter Bug Summer Plant” meaning it starts as a larvae but after the fungus has taken over grows like a grass/plant.
Its a well-known (and very expensive) Chinese herbal medicine.
There also could be similar chemically related compounds which have same antitumor effect. Could be synthesized or found in nature. Cutthroat business. Somebody else is probably working on it.