2min chapter

Behind the Bastards cover image

Part Two: The Founding Father of Fake Cancer Cures

Behind the Bastards

CHAPTER

The Hoxie Method of Treating Cancer

Hoxie was forced to lease his clinic to someone else, but the FDA succeeded in getting a permanent injunction against his treatment. From late 1960 on, the Hoxie method of treating cancer could no longer be legally practiced in the United States. In 1999, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine examined evidence submitted by a Hoxie clinic in Mexico and found that of 149 patients who had been treated, only 85 could be tracked down five years later. Of these, only 17 were still alive. Such a 26% survival rate is not exactly the claimed 80% rate and probably could be achieved by an anti-cancer diet of frog legs, snails and Mexican jumping beans

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode