appears to be a cost/productivity contradiction.
https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/cost-of-apollo
Project Apollo between 1960 and 1973 (13 years)
28 billion (280 billion adjusted for 2020)
from nothing to goal.
compared to:
Cancer Industries
"The global cancer diagnostics market size was valued at USD 160.5 billion in 2021
and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.89% from 2022 to 2030."
https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/cancer-diagnostics-market
There are numerous cancer foundations, organizations and charities.
The largest take in billions annually and make billions in investments annually as well.
For example:
The International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP)
Overall, the partners’ funding for cancer research increased from $5.562 billion (bn) US dollars (USD) in 2006 to $8.511bn USD in 2018.
https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/GO.20.00591
The largest cancer organization that calls itself a charity is American Cancer Society (ACS).
Formation: May 22, 1913; 109 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cancer_Society