After Laetrile, What?

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Laetrile was moribund before Moertel et al. laid it to rest with the recent report of their prospective clinical trial.1 , 2 It had been replaced in popularity by an approach unusual in the annals of unorthodox cancer therapy — one that represents more of a challenge than did Laetrile or its predecessors. This is the "natural" approach to malignant disease, which emphasizes cure through purification and the body's capacity to heal itself. The currently popular alternative approach is rooted in homeopathic and naturopathic beliefs, Indian and Oriental philosophy, and 19th-century theories of intestinal putrefaction. Promoters often evoke the time-worn conspiracy dogma, . . .

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