… We all drank the Kool-Aid on that one, including me. … The problem is that [animal testing] hasn't worked, and it's time we stop beating around the bush,” he continued. “We need to refocus and adapt new methodologies for use in humans to understand the biology of disease in humans.” (PETA) “Animals Help Fight Cancer” Since President Richard Nixon signed the Conquest of Cancer Act in 1971, the “war on cancer” in the United States has become a series of losing battles. Through taxes, donations and private funding, Americans have spent nearly $200 billion on cancer research since 1971. However, more than 500,000 Americans die from cancer each year, a 73% increase in the mortality rate since the “war”.”