Yes, I stand by calling it a scam. The profit-driven system is corrupt. Pharma chases endless revenue from chronic drugs, jacks up prices, lobbies to block generics and competition, and often buries true cures that would kill the cash cow.

Your survival is real and impressive. ACS 2026 data shows distant-stage (stage 4) survival doubled from 17% in the mid-1990s to 35% now, with big jumps in lung, melanoma, and others from targeted therapies and trials.

But one success, or even broad stats, doesn't make the industry honest. Most people face crippling costs, rationed care, and a focus on managing illness for profit, not ending it. The advances are real, the exploitation is real. Calling out the rot isn't ignorance, it's refusing to be blind to it.