The year is 2007. Would you be rather be a President of the US or the man(women) who finds a cure for Cancer?

Question

Would you rather be one of the most liked President of the United States and go down in history as one of the best presidents to serve the nation, but then no cure for cancer is found for another 50 years.

or

Would you rather be a lonely, single genius who's lives by him/herself renting an apartment and has no friends or known family and manages to find a 100% cure for all types of cancer on your own, but then gets hit by a bus and dies the next day and although you managed to leave behind the cure for cancer, nobody recognized you for it because knew you?

Pick one or the other and explain your reasoning.

the last part of the second choice should be "because nobody knew you."

Answer 1

I would prefer the cancer curer. I don't care about getting credit for it when the cure could save so many lives. Saving lives is more important than being recognized. I would know and God would know and that's all I would need.