Cure for Cancer: No profit means no interest in it ?

Most organizations that fund scientific research do so with the expectation of a return on their investment. If there is insufficient risk-return ratio, then they usually withhold money. This stems from a long series of abuses and usurpations all pursuing invariably as direct object the researcher's own carrier without regard for end-user application. Research is chosen based on the marginal propensity to enhance the researcher, without regard for feasible future application. So, much money gets squandered in fishing expeditions which produce little if any return for the funding agency. Nowadays, aware of this, benefactors only warily invest, fearing future hoodwinking from the unscrupled in academia.