"I see your point, but considering that there are almost no advances in cancer treatment over last decades (despite all that research)" I understand your hopel

"I see your point, but considering that there are almost no advances in cancer treatment over last decades (despite all that research)" I understand your hopeless feelings, but this is totally false. My uncle is oncologist.There has been a tremendous advance over the last decades, not as much as we want but it improves. "may be it would make some sense to spend some of that money to help sick people?" Some of this money is already being spent on them. I don't know in USA but in Europe it is. For me the best use of this money should be prevention, like less diesel and cancerous particles in cities, better quality food, and less flame retardant in our polar linings or bed foams.