McGee informed him: Assuming the drug was, in fact, the cure for cancer, could the United States economy survive such a discovery? The oncology market was a multi-billion-dollar-per-year industry and growing exponentially. The boomerang would instantly make much of the oncology industry obsolete. The sudden loss of jobs, careers, and money would be staggering and could cripple, if not destroy, the nation’s economy. And none of this even began to consider the impact of the discovery around the globe. Until these questions could be answered and concerns alleviated,
