Jess Ainscough, Belle Gibson, and “wellness warriors” vs. cancer

Recent articles in The Daily Mail and The Australian reminded me that it’s been over a month since the unfortunate demise of Jess Ainscough, a young Australian woman who was diagnosed with an epithelioid sarcoma of her left upper extremity in 2008. Before I get to the articles, a brief recap is in order. This…
Source: Respectful Insolence - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Naturopathy Popular culture Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking belle gibson Candace Marie-Fox epithelioid sarcoma Jess Ainscough The Wellness Warrior Source Type: blogs