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RE: "The Truth About Cancer"
October 19, 2015 at 7:57 am
With social media comes a ton of pseudoscience.
"Cancer" is an umbrella term that encompasses many, many very different diseases. There is no one key to unlock the mysteries, there are probably many.
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RE: "The Truth About Cancer"
October 19, 2015 at 8:40 am
My dad bought into a magic-cancer-cure hoax a few years back. Google 'Royal Raymond Rife'. I suppose the only saving grace was that at least it packaged in a vaguely medical skin, but it still depressed me that this otherwise intelligent, wise man believed this bullfuckery.
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RE: "The Truth About Cancer"
October 19, 2015 at 8:50 am
Ah, yes. I see. "Cancer Cure Genius Silenced by Medical Mafia." You know it's credible when they reference the medical mafia.
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RE: "The Truth About Cancer"
October 19, 2015 at 9:36 am
(October 19, 2015 at 8:22 am)Alex K Wrote: (October 19, 2015 at 7:31 am)Alex K Wrote: You can try to get her to listen to the SGU or read the SBM blog 
Sorry, SBM is the Science Based Medicine blog which is among others run by Dr. Novella from the Skeptics Guide, along with other Physicians
I wonder how he got the name Novella?
I expect there's a medium length story there.
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RE: "The Truth About Cancer"
October 19, 2015 at 9:40 am
(This post was last modified: October 19, 2015 at 9:48 am by Alex K.)
I guess they are Italian Americans... The brothers certainly look the part. It is not a super common last name I guess, but it exists in Italy.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
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RE: "The Truth About Cancer"
October 19, 2015 at 9:48 am
WTF happened to laetrile ??
Did the anti-laetrile pro-cancer cabal actually win one ??
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RE: "The Truth About Cancer"
October 19, 2015 at 9:49 am
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
