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Part One: Laetrile: The Fake Cancer Cure That Birthed The Right-Wing Medical Grifting Industry

Behind the Bastards

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The Dark Side of Medical Innovation

This chapter explores the controversial promotion of Syrup Leptinol by Dr. Krebs Sr. as an indigenous cancer cure, highlighting the misleading marketing practices and lack of scientific evidence behind it. It examines the evolution of cancer treatments, particularly the surprising connection to mustard gas, revealing how chemical warfare inadvertently advanced medical therapies. The chapter underscores the tension between profit-driven motives and patient safety in the early history of cancer treatment.

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