Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!mcnc!philabs!aecom!werner From: werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Identifying Cancer Quackery Message-ID: <1843@aecom.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 20:58:11 EDT Article-I.D.: aecom.1843 Posted: Thu Aug 8 20:58:11 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Aug-85 00:54:48 EDT Distribution: na Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 23 From Sylvia Porter, syndicated columnist. Health quackery is a $10 Billion/year business. The main targets are cancer victims, arthritics, food faddists, and the healthy elderly who wish to halt the aging process. How can you spot them: -> Their treatment methods are often secret, and they refuse to consult with reputable physicians or cancer specialists -> Their records are scanty, and they depend on stories of "cures" of certain individuals. -> They claim that outside evaluation is prejudiced against them, and their chief supporters are not other doctors. There are no miraculous cures for cancer, but most cancers can be treated effectively by proven conventional means if caught early enough. Write to the American Cancer Society to get a copy of their pamphlet "Unproven Methods of Cancer Treatment." It's available free from the ACS at their offices across the US. Consult your phone book for the address. -- Craig Werner !philabs!aecom!werner "The world is just a straight man for you sometimes"