Robert sits down with Miles Gray to talk about Laetrile, a fraudulent cancer "cure" embraced by the John Birch society as a way to tie right wing politics to alternative medicine.

(2 Part Series)

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The Controversy Surrounding Chad Green

Nation: A Battle over Cancer Care - TIME

Dr. Ernesto Contreras, Sr. / Oasis of Hope Hospital | Big Statues

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Natural Cancer Cures Pioneer Dr. Ernesto Contreras, Founder of Oasis of Hope Cancer Hospital

Medicine: Debate over Laetrile | TIME

Ernesto Contreras' TJ laetrile clinic | San Diego Reader

Laetrile in Historical Perspective | Quackwatch

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OBITUARY -- Ernst T. Krebs Jr.

The Story of Ernest Krebs, Jr., and Bunk Cancer Cure “Vitamin B17” – Patient Worthy

Ernst T. Krebs, Jr. (1912-1996)

The Rise and Fall of Laetrile | Quackwatch

Robert sits down with Miles Gray to talk about Laetrile, a fraudulent cancer "cure" embraced by the John Birch society as a way to tie right wing politics to alternative medicine.
(2 Part Series)
Sources:
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<a href="https://quackwatch.org/related/Cancer/laetrile/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://quackwatch.org/related/Cancer/laetrile/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1753216830754000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kiPVtVZnpnBRxDaW68-Oq" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">The Rise and Fall of Laetrile | Quackwatch</a>

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

Everything you don't know about History's greatest monsters

Behind the Bastards

Part One: Laetrile: The Fake Cancer Cure That Birthed The Right-Wing Medical Grifting Industry

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