The cancer was just an excuse. The real reason Walter White cooks meth is out of bitterness and resentment towards Gretchen and Elliott and their profiting from his research with Gray Matter, as well as his bitterness with having become a chemistry teacher instead of a wealthy business owner.
I want one where they end up living in a country with proper healthcare and the cancer gets treated properly.
The cancer was just an excuse. The real reason Walter White cooks meth is out of bitterness and resentment towards Gretchen and Elliott and their profiting from his research with Gray Matter, as well as his bitterness with having become a chemistry teacher instead of a wealthy business owner.
This is crucial to understanding his villain arc. He winds up doing all of these terrible things because of his wounded ego.