Cancer quackery: the persistent popularity of useless, irrational 'alternative' treatments.
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At a time when many readily believe that vaccines cause autism, or that government scientists created AIDS as a weapon of black genocide, it is not surprising that medical quackery, especially cancer quackery, remains a flourishing and lucrative business throughout the developed world. This review provides a brief recap of its history and an overview of the various types of unproven or disproved cancer therapies popular now in the United States and elsewhere.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Oncology
دوره 26 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012