C@ncer and Apricot Kernels (Laetrile)
The laetrile saga exposes medicine’s original sin: a system that protects profits over patients. When a safe, inexpensive therapy shows promise, why does the response involve raids, prison sentences, and character assassination rather than rigorous study? The answer lies in the cold calculus of power. As economist Milton Friedman warned, “Nothing is so permanent as […]
