When Healing Becomes a Crime The Amazing Story of the Hoxsey Cancer Clinics

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by  Kenny Ausubel

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KENNYA USUBEL
FOREWORD BY BERNIE SIEGEL, M.D.
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dirtlyi tstelcer eFtosr.a nyonweh ob eliemvoedse rnt heraipsyo nlayb oufta ctesv,i de.na.cn ed
dat.at. h ibso okw ilclo mea sa shockI.t\ viIi>iP rlepa delrwsr omwei sepra tienatnsd.c ould
evens avteh eilri veAs m.a gnificceonntt ribu't"i on
LarrDyo ssey. .V LD.. a uthoorfH ealiWnogr dasn dP ra)·iesGr o odM edicine
·'Witthhi bso okK.e nnvA usubeels tablihsihmesse alsfo neo ft het rulgvr ea\\tT iteornsc on­
temporarv AmLe;rticciadh..a rd-hittwienlrgle. s earchceodm.p rehs.c�i·net.h ihso okw ilnlo
doubrta ismeo ret hana fewe vebroiwnst hem edicaanld c anceers tablishmenth-oapned­
fullrya isteh ec onsciousonfea slsAl m ericarnesg arditnhgep ossibiltihtaisteo sm en atural
treatmemnitgsh cto ntribtuott hee w ara gaincsatn cer."'
.VIarBkl umenthfaoLu ndaenrd e xecutdiivree cotfot rh eA mericaBno taniCcoauln cil
·Thes torovf H at.THYo xseavn dh isf ighwti tht hem ediceaslt ablishomveenurtn orthodox
cancetrre� tintei nsb otha fascinat,;itnegd icdarla maa nda ni mportahnits toreipciaslo idne
thed evelopmoefna tl ternatmievdei ciinnet het wenticeetnht urPyh.v oicipaantsi.e nmtesd,­
icaslt udenatnsd.g overnmenotf ficcioaullsad l ble neffirto mr eaditnhgi bso ok.'··
Andre\Vewi l.a uthoorfS pontaneHoeuasl ing
Hm-rHyo xsecyl aimteodc urcea nceurs inhge rbarle mediaensd.t housanodfps a tients
sworteh ahte h ealetdh emH.i sT exacsl inbiecc amteh e\\ 'rOiel's largestp rviaetly owned
cancecre ntewri tbhr anchienss e veitteen stataensd.t hev aluoef i ttshe rapeutictr eatments
wasu phelbdyt wof ederalc omt.E,v.e nh iasr ch-nemethseiA s:V,I Aa.dm ittheidts r eatment
wase ffecatgiavien ssotm ef ormosfc anceBru.tt hem ediceaslt ablisln·mf1uesneatdn i nves­
tgiation.b randiHnogxs cy thew orscta nceqru acokf t hec entury nad forcing hiscli nict o
Tijuan:VIae,x icwoh.e riet c ontintuoec sl aim verys uchicgerhsa st .e.VI so derlna boratory
teshtas vec onfimredt he naticnacer prope1iteso fH oxseyh'esr b.as.n da federgaolv em­
ment-sponsroenp•odir stn owc allifnogra majorre consideroaftt hieHo onx sev therpay.
W71eHne alinBgt> comeas C rime expostehse o veraflali luorfte h e\ Vaorn C ancer,
whilreev ealingh owy esterd·a'yu'nsm thodtroexat·m·en ts aree mergiansgt omorrow's
medicine. Itp robeost heprr omisiunncgo nventionalc ancetrr eatmetnhtasht a vea lso
beecno ndemnweidth outi nvestigation,d elivng edeply inttoh ec orrosmievdei cpaoll itics
andp owerfule conomfiocr cbeeshi nd this suppressin.oA sa lternamteidveiiene fnialyl
reaginsi trsi ghtpflualc ienm ainstreparamct ice.t hicso mpellbionogkw ilnlo ton ly for­
evecr hangteh ew ayv ou smeeed icibnuet,c ouladl ssoa vyeo url ife.
KE'\'\Y ACSCBELi sa na ward-winninagu thor.i nvesgtaitviej ournalist..a ndf ilmmaker.
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WHEN HEALINGB ECOMEAS CRIME
"Thbioso nke etdobs e r eabdye vehreyah lc tarper eosfsiaonnldae lg isla­
toars,w elalse vecriiyetz ns,i nwceea rael plo tieanlti epsnad tturionugr
leiitfmeIh. o piewt i alllwl poeoptlooe p etneh imri ndse xapnldto rruee
healTirunegh .e alsihnogun ledv beera c irmen,o hre aslc errimli.sn"a
BenriSei egMe.lD,a. u,t hoofLr o vMee,di incaen,Md i racles
"Thbioso iksi ndisbpletenoa s nayoinnet erienbs otteadn miecdailc ine,
buitit sa lsoofu rgeinmtp toarntcoee v erycoonnec eranbeohdue ta hl t
ancda ncaenrgd o vrenmernetug latIinfo cant.t, h miass tetrefulllo ifan g
fsacinasttiosnrhgyo ualpdp etaoel v erybwohdol yie ksag reyaatr. Nn ot
jugsoto idn formagtoioroden a,d Einnjg"o. y .
JameDsuk ,ea uhtoorf T heG rePehna rmacy
"The osfaHg arar Hyo xsheayls o nbge eenn shroiundm yetdh psr o­
motebdyz ealpoorumsoe tsra nddet rac.tA tol rosnlga sKten,n Ayus ubel
hacsu tth rotuhgthih si fcogko fl eegntdo bursiad n egat ilfecadut,aa ln,d
excitingo faHcxocsoestuy rn'eta tfmorec natn .cH eehr adsu ugp o bscure
sourwcietishn creednirebglayen i dn geyn.Eu vietrrye adwehroi isn etr­
estienmd e dihcsiatlo arnyid n t hqeu estoifwo hnar te awlolryki snc an­
cetrh eyrw aipwlaln ttor ead raen-drt ehaiidns ec dritbrluseet r oy".
RalMpohs asu,ht oorf T he CaInncdeuras ntCd1 anyc Tehrer a:p y
TheI npdeentdC eonnsuGmueirtd'sNoe o n To-xiTcrea tment
anPd1e ·vention
"Ausubsbe olo'iksa t riumopfeh l egparnotas nesd c hloalryu ndsetrate­
menItti. s ltahwseot r odn t hhei stooftr hyde e cade'sQu-acoklbdu rs't e
conrsapcibyyt hcea nceesartb lis-htmheNena titonCaaln cIenrs titute,
thAem eriCcaannc Seorc yi,ae nttdh AeM A-tpor ottehcmeto nopolistic
druign dturasyg aicnosmtp etfiortmip orno miasleitrnngia vtee rtaehp.si"
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When Healing
Becomeas Crime
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Contents
ForewboyrB der niSei eelgM,. D.
IX
Ackwnloemdegnst xi
Introduction
PARTO NE
TheW ildestS toryi nM edicaHils toryT:h eB allado f
Harry andM ildred
1. Ridintgh Cea ncUenrd erground 12
2. "PeopWhloe GotWe lWhle n TheWye ren't
SuppoTso"e d 20
3. A Formluafo Cro nflict 35
4. QuaicnkAgr ound 53
5. GonteoT exaTsh:e M ediWicladlW est 76
6. Hoxsves.yt hAMAe: "ThriceA rImesd He
Who HahtH iQsu arJrueslt " 91
7. UnclSea msQ 'ucakdo:w" nAC onsrpaicy
AgaintshtHe e ahlo tft he iNoant" 181
8. TwelvTeh ousaPnadt isie nnD tall"aYso:u
Coul'dRtnu nM eO ut Hoefrw ei thG aat lGiunng1" 35
9. EndagmeT:h eG ovnemren"tL iuiqdaHtoexss"e 1y35
10. MexicSaatnn dfo f 126
PARTT WO
A Conjlioaf M edicaOlp inioTnh:e H oxseRye medies
vsC.o nventioCnaanlc eTrr eatments
1.1 TempeisntaT oniBcot lteA: B uncohfW eeds? 147
1.2 HoxscEyc'lsie cAc ptproatcoCh a ncer 191
13. TheH oxsey Eiscc:"s hLiakraeoP tiftr oamP eac2h00"
1.4 NutriwtiitAohtn tt duie 209
15. ConventiCoannacTlere ra onen"tHr:eo iMce"d ici2n 2e 3
16. TheH iddReono otfs"H eroCiacn"c Terera tme2n44t
PARTT HREE
MoneyP,o wer,a ndC anceHre:a lintgh eP olitics
ofM edicei n
17. CancSecra ndianl Csta hpei TthaeHl o: xysF liem
GoetsoW a shitnogn 225
18. PatenMteeddi c:i WnAae yo fB usiness 263
19. TwoC enutrioefTsr a dWea r:s
TheH ihgP rieosfMt esd icine 281
20. A Trcuei nt hMee diCciavli lrT :Wh aeO ffice
ofAl terniavMtee dicLioonkeas tH oxsey 293
21. LooOku tA,me irc!Ha erCeo mAel ternative
CancTehre rapies 313
22. "PyaY ourM onyea nTda keY ourC hoei"c:
TheC orporatoifAz ltaetritnoianMv eed icine3 27
23. TheO theHrer oMiecd icine 340
Epliogue 35 3
Afterword 365
Notes 358
AppendSiouxr:c oefIs n ofrmatoinBo onat niMceadli cin4e 3 2
SelecBtiedbo lgirayp h 443
Resources 446
Indx e 450
Forewrod
byB ernieS igeelM,. D.
Dr.B ernie iSasci aengsweug-lroe nb,e eslltisanuhgto ar,n pdi onient ehre
fieoflm di ndy-h beoadlHiefon ugn.d tehEdex cteipoCnanaclPe art ient
Prograsa pump,og rrtos uyps etneamb clainnpcgae trit emono tbsit lhiezie1·
fihtu!m!ra ens ofuorhrc eeasl ing.
WbenH ealinga C Ble-cnioemmeeted osbs e r eabdye vehreya lcatrhpe r o­
fsesioannaldle giosral,sw a etlalse vecrtiyi z,se innwceea raelp loe tntial
paitesnd tuirnogu lrei tfimei.m opIrttsal niscn eeo itnc onivncainnygo ne
oft heef ficoafcH yo xesyst' eramtenbtu,it n dermaontngits htcel osed­
mindesdson fte hmee dipcraeolsf osniW.e musnto kte erpe pienatgth e
scenaanrmidao k icnirgm inoaulotsfw elle-niitonntpeedo ep.l
Twenyt-fivyee aargos wIa csh astfiorss uegedgs ntgti hapte rnsaoyl,i t
leie fventasn,d sotfma itnehd a adn e ffecotn t hceo urosfoe n sec 'an.c er
Althoutghhwi asss o mheitnogt hse rhsaedefi nfty y eaprrsi toor amwya re­
nesIas m,s itlonl sWoembes iqtuea lcsikt Ysea.r asg Iow aosn a ltlht ela k
shoawns d ewxapso tsoec dr itifcorci asums giuinlagtn bdl anmgpi eople
fort ehiirl lnNeosnsoe.f t hwiasts r ubeu,nt o ownaen tteosd u pport my
rescehao rrls itetnow haIth atdo s ay-extchepepe to pwlheoh atdh e
illneTsodsa.my a ynd oocsrth avceo maeor untdom yv iebwe catuhseey
ort ehilrvo eodn edse vleopceadn caenrtd h eeyxe prienficreshdta -ntdh e
poweorft hheu masnp iurnidtde ers apteceric rumasntces.
We neetdoc haent ghsey stseotm h afutt urdeo ocrtdso nroetc eive
jumsetd iicnaoflr maotnbi uatr gei vaet nr ueed uicoatTnh.e nye etdo
lenah rowt ot repaeto npoldtei ,na ogs.eT shenye etdo tbarei nteobd e
willtioan cgc etphtaw th iicehsx pereidWe.en hcvaet or ememtbheerr e
imso rteoh ealaip nesgro tnh atnh eirtseo c unrgia d isease.
Thes ystneeme tdoos p eunps ot hatthp ea goefms e dijcuoarln aarlse
no5t0 p ercpehnatr maceaudttshi,uc csal lo smiinngad nsdd o ostr oa letr­
naitvaen id netgtriavter eatsmI.e ntn hte fu,tc uormepannieeetsdob e
rewarderde sfehoairrna cgtle rtniatvree maetnstt hacta nnboept a teedn.t
x FOREWORD
Ourg ovnemrencto uelads rielmyye t dhawitt thab xr aekasn dde udctions
fotreh c osotft hree seawrhiclhae,lw liontgh ceo mpyad noitnhgre e ­
secahrt op roffiortm i stw orikna s imimlaanrn teoar n oyt hceorm m­er
civaeln rteu.
Ih opteh bioso k awwialklpe eno ptlote h peo ssliiibetoisft ruhee al­
inYge.s I,a ma gaiqnusatc kery-atdavkainnotgfa gsepi ecok-p elveen
thoubgehlv iienigna q uamcaky c urseo meownheo ma d oocrth adse ­
clarheodp elWehsastIs. e eka noi pse sny stteoam s surew edt oht ahte
rescehaa rndg ivpee optlheie n ofrmtai,oe nnabltiehnmtg o m akrea ­
tiocnhaoli tcheaastr a ep propritahteeLm i.eff i oasrl abpoaria nn wde
eachha vteeh r igthodt e ciwdheap ta iwnesa rwei lltioen xgp eriteon ce
givberi tthoo usrevle.s
Whenm yf tahewra s doyfci anngc Ieo rr,d emreeddi icoafnotr mo ver­
seatsog ivhei mh op.Oe ned aIyr eceiavp ehdo ncea florlm t hpeo st
officTeh.e y mteot lhdFe D Aw oludtna 'lwl tohpea kcagteob ed evleired
unleiswtsa sl abebloaetndi pcraold urcattsht ehram ne dicastoti hoen ,
chanwgaesm a daen d rweec eitvhmeeed d iicoanSt.o meoinnte h peo st
officter eautsle iedhk umabnen igs caanerddW .e araele ln tittoml aeekd
decisaibooonuustlr i vesh eaanlLdte uhts. htoahptseo mdea oyu mre dical
anhde ahlc tarsey stienmcsl fuerdeed oomfc hoiccoem,m unication, ap­
proapetrr ieesacrha,n dt hdee stiohr eel tph pea tieexnptiee nrcitnhge
disseea.
Iv'eh aidet a stiheaHrna rrHyo xsbeeyc aIuw saeasd octaonrwd,h en
peopslaetw ah tw haItd iwdo rekdi,bt e capmoecl yiT.od ay tthhienI g s
wacsr itifcoiarzr eepd a aro tfq uaylt iratetmeNnoto .n ie sag aisnusct­
cesssol, eu tsa pprohah ceahlc tarweit ha no pemni nadn adc ceptoafn ce
whawto r.kAn sd ash ealleeurtssn ,of tor getthH ei pproactOiahct ,wh ose
centmreaslse ai gs",Fi rdsotn o mh.aTr"ru eh ealsihnogun ledv beera
cirmeo,rh easlc erriamilMnsa.y Wh enH ealBiencgo amC ersi hmeer ald
thbee ginonfia nn egw e roaf m ediccaaerlt ah ti si nquiiv,sce iotmpas­
sionaantddeev ,o tteodm akipnego pwlelel .
Acknowldegments
B
ecaumsywe o rk Hwoixtshbe eyg iann1 98t3eh,ra er mea ntyot hank:
My spetchiaanalkn sad d maitritooPn e tBearrr Cyh owk,wa hosien quisi­
tirvee ptonirga ntdi realcietvsisfis rmsa tl ermtaeyndo fu st ot hHeo xsey
stoaryn tdh cel isns iucrv'iivnMa elxi co.
ToM ildNreelds wohnog, a voefh ersgeelnfe roiunts hcleyr eaotfi on
botthh bioso akn tdh e fitlhmo,ut ghhe wseer seo moef hleeraf svato rite
thintgos Idtoi. sh artdok nowwh amto rteo s ay aMbioluedtdrt han
whaIth avpeo rtrianyt ehde se .Ap nadtg oeh sesri sLtieJzro nawsh,o
alscoo operfaertleye.d
ToC atheSraivlneseo na,na lyi lnt hwiosr ski nwceeu ndteoroiktt o ­
gehter 1i89n3w ,h osdee diicoatnto a m orheu manpea,t ient-centered
mediccioninent uaedsm iyr.a bl
Specgiraalt ittotu hdHeeo xspeayit esnw thog avseoo penalnycd o u­
rageoiunts hlteye lloiftn hgep ierr ssotnoaerlsii ,n cluMdaigrnagrG ert­i f
finS,et pheCnru tcMhaetrrh,Ba o nRde,Mx a oj,ra nmdo sets peyc itaol l
GwenS cowthto,a ssiisntm eaydno thweary. As lstooM ikOel elra,l ­
thouhgihss t yod rindo mta kieit n ttohb eo oTko.R auwlh,oa maiznlgy
stdiirlvlte hsva atan n bdr isnh gopceo,mo fratn,hd e ltpoc ancpeart ients.
To].P. H arpniigewsh,od oggeydr leaddr taa fftderrta a fnodf efred
uniquienlshyit gfuclri ictism,c tpi,eav rnesfdpor etuidte.
ToN ina Simopanrst,an nmewdyri fweh,od itdh sea mweh,li eto l­er
atimnygi netrmtietnotb sestshiroonu gaht owluevte e-acyry ec.l
Tom ya geanntfd ir enNdi nRae zniwchkop, r odveid uatesedt itorial
guidaanncwdeo rkferadb eyotnhdce a olfdl u ttyob riinttgo p ublication.
ToS usanSncahohrl tlh,pe e renannigawehllo k epmteo nt hHeo xsey
pahta nrde pelayftc aeidlimtyaa tbeiydl itptou rstuhebi oso k.
ToE huSdp reliJnogGn,r ahaamn,Rd o waJnacobosflennn Terradi­
tiofnossr h artihnvegi saionbndr ingiittno fr gu iotni.
To Ralph MForasnsBc,rii nsek rG,a ra nCdh ristHeielndee nbrand,
Dr.S amuEepls teinA,n nRM iacrhya rDdensnoiMnsc, K enanD,r .B ernie
SiegCeahlte,r iSnaveles ona,nM da rBkul mentfhora let ihprar itciipoant
asw elalst ehigre neryio nsci hteckrievnlagen pto rtifooarnc sc uyr.Tao c
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