You are right for the wrong reason. The problem with cancer research is that we are trying to solve an unsolvable problem, wasting disproportionate amounts of money. In some sense, cancer is a symptom of a body gone havoc. Research should be targeted upstream, to really tackle the root cause. It is like trying to fix a hardware issue by patching software. Yes, you can get some results by implementing better error correction, retrying I/O operations, etc, but at the end, you just need to change the fucking RAM module.
BTW, same thing with researching "illness related to malnourishment": Avoid malnourishment and then, there is no need to cure anything.
BTW, same thing with researching "illness related to malnourishment": Avoid malnourishment and then, there is no need to cure anything.