Synopses & Reviews
A powerful and substantiated expose of the medical politics that prevents promising alternative cancer therapies from being implemented in the United States. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Focuses on Harry Hoxsey, the subject of the author's award-winning documentary, who claimed to cure cancer using herbal remedies. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Presents scientific evidence supporting Hoxsey's cancer-fighting claims.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Published to coincide with the anticipated 2000 public release of the government-sponsored report finding andquot;noteworthy cases of survivalandquot; among Hoxseyand#160; andlt;BRandgt;patients.and#160; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Harry Hoxsey claimed to cure cancer using herbal remedies, and thousands of patients swore that he healed them. His Texas clinic became the world's largest privately owned cancer center with branches in seventeen states, and the value of its therapeutic treatments was upheld by two federal courts.and#160; Even his arch-nemesis, the AMA, admitted his treatment was effective against some forms of cancer.and#160; But the medical establishment refused an investigation, branding Hoxsey the worst cancer quack of the century and forcing his clinic to Tijuana, Mexico, where it continues to claim very high success rates.and#160; Modern laboratory tests have confirmed the anticancer properties of Hoxsey's herbs, and a federal govenment-sponsored report is now calling for a major reconsideration of the Hoxsey therapy. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;When Healing Becomes a Crimeandlt;/iandgt; exposes the overall failure of the War on Cancer, while revealing how yesterday's andquot;unorthodoxandquot; treatments are emerging as tomorrow's medicine. It probes other promising unconventional cancer treatments that have also been condemned without investigation, delving deeply into the corrosive medical politics and powerful economic forces behind this suppression. As alternative medicine finally regains its rightful place in mainstream practice, this compelling book will not only forever change the way you see medicine, but could also save your life.
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. . . extraordinarily well researched, documented, and written. Ausubel guides the work through a complex story without turning it into a political polemic. This is definitely a recommended text for any reader interested in understanding the tensions and changes in medical orthodoxy of the twentieth century. (Dennis B. Worthen, Lloydiana, Vol 6 Number 1, 20001)
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An expose of medical policies which have limited and affected promising alternative cancer therapies in this country. (James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Reveiw)
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This book is riveting. . . . This book is also extremely well referenced, with both historical records and modern scientific literature. The amount of scholarship that went into writing it is admirable. (Dana Ullman, Whole Earth, Fall 2000)
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An important book not only in flagging hopeful cancer treatments but in demonstrating the methods . . . through which modern medicine achieved its present status. (New Jersey Naturally, Summer/Fall 2000)
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Ausubel documents the amazing story of Hoxsey's rise to prominence . . . and the eventual destruction of his businessses in this country by the AMA and FDA. The most amazing part of the book is the phenomenal amount of research Ausubel conducted to bring Hoxsey's story to light. Ausubel's book is essential for anyone interested in the history of medicine or the history of herbalism. (Stephen Buhner, HerbalGram, 2000)
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Ausubel has done a remarkable job of bringing the drama of the controversial Harry Hoxsey and his herbal cancer treatments to light. This is a long book, but it makes a fascinating read. (In the Leaves, The American Herb Association, 2000)
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When Healing Becomes a Crime is extraordinarily well researched, documented, and written. Ausubel guides the work through a complex story without turning it into a political polemic. This is definitely a recommended text for any reader interested in understanding the tensions and changes in medical orthodoxy of the twentieth century. (Dennis B. Worthen, Lloydiana, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2001)
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Ausubel's book will be widely read by the lay public. Should this be the case, its influence on lawmakers and the medical establishment will be substantial. Hopefully health care professionals and lawmakers will read it. (Donald G. Murphy, Ph.D., Universal Healing Arts)
Synopsis
"With this book, Kenny Ausubel establishes himself as one of the truly great writers on contemporary America. Lucid, hard-hitting, well researched, comprehensive--this book will raise more than a few eyebrows in the medical establishment, and hopefully raise the consciousness of all Americans regarding the possibilities that some natural treatments might contribute to the war against cancer."
Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council
"Ausubel's book is particularly timely in view of the recent tokenistic attempts by the cancer establishment to appear open-minded to alternative therapies."
Samuel Epstein, M.D., author of The Politics of Cancer and the Safe Shopper's Bible
"Freedom comes in many varieties--religious, political, and, as this book stunningly reveals, medical. The bitter power struggle for dominance within medicine has always been one of its dirty little secrets.For anyone who believes modern therapy is only about facts, evidence, and data, this book will come as a shock. It will help readers become wiser patients, and could even save their lives. A magnificent contribution."
Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Wordsand Prayer is Good Medicine
"The story of Harry Hoxsey and his fight with the medical establishment over unorthodox cancer treatment is both a fascinating medical drama and an important historical episode in the development of alternative medicine in the twentieth century.Physicians, patients, medical students and governmental officials could all benefit from reading this book."
Andrew Weil, author of Spontaneous Healing
"Ausubel's book will be widely read by the lay public. Should this be the case, its influence on lawmakers and the medical establishment will be substantial. Hopefully health care professionals and lawmakers will read it."
Donald G. Murphy, Ph.D., Universal Healing Arts
About the Author
Kenny Ausubel, award-winning social entrepreneur, author, journalist and filmmaker, is a Founder and Co-Executive Director of Bioneers, a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to disseminating practical and visionary solutions for restoring Earth's imperiled ecosystems and healing our human communities. He acted as a central advisor to Leonardo DiCaprio's feature documentary, andlt;Iandgt;andlt;Bandgt;The 11th Hourandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;, and appears in the film.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Foreword by Bernie Siegel, M.D. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgments andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Introduction andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Part One: The Wildest Story in Medical History: The Ballad of Harry and Mildred andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;1. andlt;/Bandgt;Riding the Cancer Underground andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;2.andlt;/Bandgt; "People Who Got Well When They Weren't Supposed To" andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;3. andlt;/Bandgt;A Formula for Conflict andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;4.andlt;/Bandgt; Quacking Around andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;5.andlt;/Bandgt; Gone to Texas: The Medical Wild West andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;6.andlt;/Bandgt; Hoxsey vs. the AMA: "Thrice Is He Armed Who Hath His Quarrel Just" andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;7.andlt;/Bandgt; Uncle Sam's Quackdown: "A Conspiracy Against the Health of the Nation" andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;8.andlt;/Bandgt; Twelve Thousand Patients in Dallas: "You Couldn't Run Me Out of Here with a Gatling Gun" andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;9.andlt;/Bandgt; Endgame: The Government "Liquidates" Hoxsey andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;10.andlt;/Bandgt; Mexican Standoff andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part Two: A Conflict of Medical Opinion: The Hoxsey Remedies vs. Conventional Cancer Treatments andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;11.andlt;/Bandgt; Tempest in a Tonic Bottle: A Bunch of Weeds? andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;12.andlt;/Bandgt; Hoxsey's Eclectic Approach to Cancer andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;13. andlt;/Bandgt;The Hoxsey Escharotics: "Like a Pit from a Peach" andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;14.andlt;/Bandgt; Nutrition with Attitude andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;15.andlt;/Bandgt; Conventional Cancer Treatment: "Heroic" Medicine andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;16.andlt;/Bandgt; The Hidden Roots of "Heroic" Cancer Treatment andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part Three: Money, Power, and Cancer: Healing the Politics of Medicine andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;17.andlt;/Bandgt; Cancer Scandals in the Capital: The andlt;Iandgt;Hoxseyandlt;/Iandgt; Film Goes to Washington andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;18.andlt;/Bandgt; Patented Medicine: A Way of Business andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;19.andlt;/Bandgt; Two Centuries of Trade Wars: The High Priests of Medicine andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;20.andlt;/Bandgt; A TRuce in the Medical Civil War: The Office of Alternative Medicine Looks at Hoxsey andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;21.andlt;/Bandgt; Look Out, America! Here Come Alternative Cancer Therapies andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;22.andlt;/Bandgt; "Pay Your Money and Take Your Choice": The Corporatization of Alternative Medicine andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;23.andlt;/Bandgt; The Other Heroic Medicine andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Epilogue andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Afterword andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Notes andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Appendix: Sources of Information on Botanical Medicine andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Selected Bibliography Resources andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;/Bandgt;