Why is treatment and medication for AIDS and Cancer so expensive?

These 2 diseases kill millions each year, mostly due to the majority of patients who can't afford the proper treatment and care. So why do the medications and treatments continue being so bloody expensive? Especially in developing and third world countries. Shouldn't the UN create some sort of task-force or governing body to streamline the treatment for AIDS and Cancer all over the world?

Research and development of drugs is very costly. Paying lobbyists to buy votes and bribes for FDA approval is rather expensive as well. Drug companies do not profit long term if a cure is found. More money can be made with "treatments" that only prolong the disease. However as an average person there is very little you can do. The entire drug industry has become so corrupt that it would seem the wasted tax dollars used to restrict "street drugs" could be used for a new "drug war" on the multi-billion dollar industries. Maybe even help fund a national free health care plan for the United States.

because making money is more important to the drug manufacturers than your health and peace of mind.

It's their fault they got AIDS and cancer, so they should be forced to pay alot.

because this is what capitalism is and if you sspend so much for the research and development of drugs to cure any kind of diseases, no matter what kind you deserved to have the right profit to your investment.

Because the drug companies are money hungry. Their CEOs need more millions in salary.

Because of people that are affected by both diseases are willing to anything to get well.

The drug companies know that

I can stop AIDS and it will not just be cheap but free it will even save money.


One Word will do it all.


"monogamy"

Aids is sexually transmitted, mostly by anal intercourse.

Cancer is not sexually transmitted. The drugs are free if you can not pay(So are drugs for AIDS)