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Hoxsey: Father of Fake Cancer Cures
- Harry Hoxsey pioneered the fake cancer cure industry and its modern grifting techniques.
- Before him, fake cures were isolated; after him, it became a culture linked by fake cures and anti-establishment hate.
Senator's Blind Faith in Hoxsey
- Hoxsey's Pennsylvania supporter, Senator John Haluska, lost his hospital admin job trying to convert nurses to Hoxsey's methods.
- Haluska opened his own clinic, welcomed by public fanfare but his proclaimed cured patient died months later.
FDA's First Public Cancer Cure Warning
- The FDA launched the first-ever public denouncement of a cancer cure via nationwide warnings.
- This initiative reportedly prevented thousands from using Hoxsey's dangerous and worthless treatments.