Gerson therapy is an alternative cancer treatment developed by German-born American physician Max Gerson, combining a plant-based diet of hourly vegetable juices and restricted vegetables and fruit, initially excluding meat and dairy entirely, with regular enemas of coffee, castor oil or hydrogen peroxide, dietary supplements and raw calf liver extract. The National Cancer Institute evaluated Gerson's own data and found no benefit, and the American Cancer Society states there is no reliable scientific evidence it treats cancer effectively; the therapy has caused documented complications including bacterial infections from raw liver extract, electrolyte imbalances and deaths.
Facts
Classification
StatusDiscontinued or Obsolete 1 Gerson Therapy
Filter Results3 entries
Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
Wikidata: Gerson Therapy
Wikidata Q20826201, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Max Gerson (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Gerson, lead section
emas, ozone enemas, dietary supplements, and raw calf liver extract; the latter was discontinued in the 1980s after patients were hospitalized for bacterial infections.
Treats: Cancer, Lead
Max Gerson (October 18, 1881, March 8, 1959) was a German-born American physician who developed the Gerson therapy, a pseudoscientific dietary-based alternative cancer treatment that he falsely claimed could cure cancer and most chronic, degenerative diseases.
Treats: Tuberculosis, Medical career
By 1927, he was specializing in the treatment of tuberculosis, developing the Gerson-Sauerbruch-Hermannsdorfer diet, claiming it was a major advance in the treatment of tuberculosis.
Treats: Migraine, Medical career
Initially, he used his therapy as a supposed treatment for migraine headaches and tuberculosis.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.