I dunno, we got rid of Polio. Heart transplants are pretty neat too.
There's a lot of good scientists though, and cancer is very difficult to treat.
I do understand and share many of your reservations about western medicine, the pharmaceutical industry has plenty to answer for, a lack of public funding doesn't help. We'd be a lot further along if we spent more on science and less on war.
Somehow I don't think I have any answer that you'd say was good enough.
That's fine, I knew this would be a thankless job.
If you don't want western medicine, that's okay by me; it's your choice.
Enjoy your computer, designed and invented using mainstream science.