In London in 1973 Srila Prabhupada compared the malaria of India with the Cancer of the West. Here are some relevant excerpts from the talk: "In India there are malaria or some disease. In your country there is cancer. Rich disease. You are rich men. That disease is also very rich. India, poverty stricken, they suffer only a little malaria. That's all. Oh, you are rich. You have got cancer. There is no cure.This is actually to be studied."