Indeed, we are in the bloodletting phase of curing cancer. Modern medicine is good when it comes to surgeries- oh, you have a blocked valve, so let me open that up. Biological plumbing fixes for specified systems(cardiology vs nephrology). It's never good for multi-systemic issues such as metabolic disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer, etc. Modern medicine is also tuned more for immediate life-threatening situations (heart attack) instead of chronic diseases(cancers).

We need a ground-up overhaul of modern medicine!

PS: Dont even get me started on perverse pharma incentives.