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[โ€“] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

taking unproven treatments is a risk

When talking about cancer, if anyone suggests a pyramid or breathing sunshine or just taking naturopath drops, those anyones should be thrown in jail for attempted murder, as far as I am concerned

It's always the floaty hippie dippie assholes that do this and they always get a pass because "oh well, it's alternative medicine!"

No

It's snake oil salesmen leaving trails of dead bodies behind them. Fuck everything about these horrible narcissists

I agree. But for many the proven treatments also are a huge risk financially. Very possibly leaving them without savings, home, and retirement funds. But hey, at least they're alive and have to slave away for today's meal.

I get why people choose other options than the fucked up for profit healthcare system in the US.