The NIH got $45bn[0] in 2021. It's not exactly poorly funded.
Cancer research funding disbursed by NIH has gone from $5.4bn in 2015 on a yearly upward trend to $7.6bn in 2022. [1]
[0] https://www.nih.gov/ABOUT-NIH/WHAT-WE-DO/BUDGET
[1] https://report.nih.gov/funding/categorical-spending# (type "cancer" in the filter box, hit enter and then click on the Cancer row to get the aggregate)
The NIH got $45bn[0] in 2021. It's not exactly poorly funded.
Cancer research funding disbursed by NIH has gone from $5.4bn in 2015 on a yearly upward trend to $7.6bn in 2022. [1]
[0] https://www.nih.gov/ABOUT-NIH/WHAT-WE-DO/BUDGET
[1] https://report.nih.gov/funding/categorical-spending# (type "cancer" in the filter box, hit enter and then click on the Cancer row to get the aggregate)