Aftermath: Will the “alternative health movement” learn anything from Jess Ainscough’s death?

It’s been a rather…interesting…weekend. Friday, I noted the death of Jess Ainscough, a.k.a. “The Wellness Warrior,” a young Australian woman who was unfortunate enough to develop epithelioid sarcoma, a rare cancer, at the age of 22. I’ve been blogging about her because after her doctors tried isolated limb perfusion with chemotherapy in an attempt to…
Source: Respectful Insolence - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Popular culture Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking alternative health community diet Gerson protocol integrative medicine Jess Ainscough Laura Schoenfeld pal Source Type: blogs