** Introduction**
I’ll write a series of posts in which I'll introduce alternative cancer care. I’ll explain why it can be a rigorous form of biohacking rather than mere quackery. I’ll review books popular in the alternative cancer care world like: Surviving Terminal Cancer by Ben Williams and How to Starve Cancer by Jane McLelland, both written by cancer survivors who overcame terminal stage 4 cancer. I’ll review the historical development of combination chemotherapy. I’ll review some famous cases e.g. the ‘spontaneous remission’ of Joe Tippens and the virologist Beta Halassy curing herself via self-experimentation. And I’ll review select phase 1/2 clinical trials. Throughout, I’ll criticize the FDA and the medical establishment for being too risk-averse, for having the wrong framework for clinical trials and having a frustratingly closed-minded epistemology.
This is also my first post on this website so I welcome any (additional) feedback. And last, I don’t [...]
Outline:
(00:07) Introduction
(01:24) What is Alternative Cancer Care?
(02:17) Summary of My Perspective.
(05:44) Book Review: Surviving Terminal Cancer; Clinical Trials, Drug Cocktails, And Other Treatments Your Oncologist Won't Tell You About
(07:14) Prof. Williams' Case History and Development of His Drug Cocktail
(17:14) The Drug Cocktail Treatment Philosophy
(20:54) Criticisms of the Medical Establishment
(25:20) Conclusion
First published:
January 6th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6p7GATvGYQp4TFFKY/alternative-cancer-care-as-biohacking-and-book-review)
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