Insulin potentiation therapy is an unproven alternative cancer treatment that uses insulin as an adjunct to low-dose chemotherapy. It was promoted through a paper published in the controversial, non-peer-reviewed journal Medical Hypotheses, and it is not recognized as an evidence-based cancer treatment, so its costs are not covered by health insurance.
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Insulin potentiation therapy (IPT) is an unproven alternative cancer treatment using insulin as an adjunct to low-dose chemotherapy.
2. Wikipedia: Insulin Potentiation Therapy Online Reference Encyclopedia Article
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It was developed by Donato Perez Garcia, MD in 1930.
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Is insulin potentiation therapy a proven cancer treatment
No, it is not recognized as evidence based and its costs are not covered by health insurance.
No. Insulin potentiation therapy is an unproven alternative cancer treatment that uses insulin as an adjunct to low dose chemotherapy. It was promoted through a paper published in the controversial, non peer reviewed journal Medical Hypotheses, and it is not recognized as an evidence based cancer treatment, so its costs are not covered by health insurance.
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