They Get Paid To Figure This Stuff Out, So We Won't Have To

Headline:

Increased Breast Cancer Survival Attributed to Smaller Tumors

I'm neither a doctor, nor a scientist, but isn't this more or less intuitive? Wouldn't the money spent on this study be better put to use looking for a cure, instead?

I'm eagerly awaiting the next installment of this study:

Not Having Cancer Linked to Complete Lack of Tumors