Cancer is that which increases its own number without any concern for the health of larger systems it exists within.

So you might be right.

I have a team that doesn't communicate well and is generally dysfunctional in all ways imaginable.

Microservices isolate them quite literally and lets them work in peace and quiet.

The system as a whole is completely batshit crazy of course, but for some teams, this can turn an unworkable situation into "we might survive this" which is when push comes to shove all that matters.