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has gloss | eng: The Hoxsey Therapy or Hoxsey Method is a alternative medical treatment promoted as a cure for cancer. The alternative cancer treatment consists of a caustic herbal paste for external cancers or an herbal mixture for "internal" cancers, combined with laxatives, douches, vitamin supplements, and dietary changes. Reviews by major medical bodies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Currently, the Hoxsey Method is primarily marketed and practiced by the Bio-Medical Center in Tijuana, Mexico. The Hoxsey Therapy is also marketed over the Internet; in June 2008, the FDA National Health Fraud Coordinator noted that "There is no scientific evidence that it has any value to treat cancer, yet consumers can go online right now and find all sorts of false claims that Hoxsey treatment is effective against the... |
lexicalization | eng: Hoxsey Therapy |
instance of | (noun) medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription patent medicine |
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