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I'm confused...what makes you think donations to cancer charities *don't* go to research? Cancer is the most-researched disease in human history. Millions of dollars a year are spent on cancer research every year.
Regarding this drug and research...research of existing drugs for alternate purposes is a thriving endeavor. However...from the (very short) article, this is a small, preliminary study. Most such studies don't pan out...no need to point fingers to eeevil drug companies and doctors trying to make a buck.
That said, funding of less profitable forms of medicine, like 'off-label' uses of drugs and diseases not found in the developed world, is a major problem. Drug companies are here to make a profit - there's nothing evil about that, that's just business. You don't work for free, and neither do they.
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