Emperor of All Maladies

The Emperor of All Maladies is a 592 page book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, and a 6 hour long documentary made by PBS that depicts the history of cancer and the efforts made to find a cure. In this detailed depiction of a plague that has become a symbol of despair which can bring families and loved ones together to comfort the one stricken with the disease. After both reading and watching the content I was stunned by the complexity of Cancer, and was even more annoyed that stupid people think the government is holding back the cure for cancer. How could I say that? It would "totally" make sense to withhold the cure, that wouldn't free up hundreds of billions of dollars of tax money. Plus, how could one ever make money with a cure for cancer? Always make sure to listen to people with that amount of ignorance.