a scenario I've lived long enough to see repeated many times. But it keeps the public thinking 'they're working on it! give em more money'
Why do people assume that a possible cure is being hidden, when you would never know about this possible cure if tey hadn't publicized it? With all the competition for new cancer treatments, and the unlikelihood that any breakthrough will truly eliminate all cancers, it is highly unlikely the companies would fail to pursue a promising treatment.