The Krebiozen Hoax

How a Mysterious Cancer Drug Shook Organized Medicine

Matthew C. Ehrlich (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

248 Seiten

2024
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-04601-8 (ISBN)

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The brainchild of an obscure Yugoslav physician, Krebiozen emerged in 1951 as an alleged cancer treatment. Andrew Ivy, a University of Illinois vice president and a famed physiologist dubbed “the conscience of U.S. science,” wholeheartedly embraced Krebiozen. Ivy’s impeccable credentials and reputation made the treatment seem like another midcentury medical miracle. But after years of controversy, the improbable saga ended with Krebiozen proved a sham, its inventor fleeing the country, and Ivy’s reputation and legacy in ruins.

Matthew C. Ehrlich’s history of Krebiozen tells a quintessential story of quackery. Though most experts dismissed the treatment, it found passionate public support not only among cancer patients but also people in good health. The treatment’s rise and fall took place against the backdrop of America’s never-ending suspicion of educational, scientific, and medical expertise. In addition, Ehrlich examines why people readily believe misinformation and struggle to maintain hope in the face of grave threats to well-being.

A dramatic account of fraud and misplaced trust, The Krebiozen Hoax shines a light on a forgotten medical scandal and its all-too-familiar relevance in the twenty-first century.

Matthew C. Ehrlich is professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Illinois. He has previously published five books including Dangerous Ideas on Campus: Sex, Conspiracy, and Academic Freedom in the Age of JFK and Kansas City vs. Oakland: The Bitter Sports Rivalry That Defined an Era.

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Cancer, Quackery, and Hope

Substance X
Krebiozen Does Not Exist
Conspiracies and Circuses
A Fair Test
Nothing but Creatine
The Emperor’s New Clothes

Conclusion: What Ever Happened to Doctor Ivy?

Notes

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.10.2024
Zusatzinfo	15 black & white photographs
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-252-04601-3 / 0252046013
ISBN-13	978-0-252-04601-8 / 9780252046018
Zustand	Neuware