The treatment of cancer is one of the most lucrative and resession-proof businesses on earth.
Since the creation of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 1937 it has been another interesting study of strange bedfellows and follow the money. This little paragraph in Wikipedia gives you a hint. The close association of NCI with BigPharma and the closely related BigChem has resulted in a rather myopic approach to cancer treatment - Nuke, Cut, and Kill. To protect the interests of BigPharma & BigChem, prevention in the form of wise and non-toxic nutrition is purposely ignored. (need links] (Long but interesting ("the more money we spend on cancer, the more we get")
(Find what annual budget is and total since inception)
Tamoxifin - An interesting study. Tamoxifin has been shown to greatly increase the risk of endometrial cancer - trade one disease for another. Doesn't sound good to me.