Starvation Genocide: Diabetes and Cancer in the Lodz Ghetto
Isr Med Assoc J. 2022 Apr;24(4):207-209.ABSTRACTExtermination via starvation was described in detail as an alternative or precursor to the final solution during the Holocaust in World War II. The main causes of death in the ghettos were exhaustion, environmental conditions (inadequate protection in extreme climates), infectious diseases, or starvation. In previous studies on the Lodz Ghetto, the causes of death via typhus exantematicus, tuberculosis, and heart failure were investigated [1,2]. In this article, we introduce the topic of diabetes in the presence of starvation and assess the incidence of malignancies in the years 1941-1944. The findings from the Lodz Ghetto would retroactively support the Warburg theory.PMID:35415975
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: George M Weisz Source Type: research
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