The Krebiozen hoax : how a mysterious cancer drug shook organized medicine / Matthew C. Ehrlich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ehrlich, Matthew C., 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ivy, A. C. (Andrew Conway), 1893-1978.

Ivy, A. C.

University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus).

Ivy, Andrew Conway.

Cancer--Treatment.

Cancer.

Quacks and quackery--United States.

Quacks and quackery.

Hoaxes--United States.

Hoaxes.

Neoplasms--drug therapy.

Neoplasms--history.

Creatinine--therapeutic use.

Quackery--history.

Fraud--history.

History, 20th Century.

Illinois.

Medical Subjects:

Ivy, Andrew Conway.

University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus).

Neoplasms--drug therapy.

Neoplasms--history.

Creatinine--therapeutic use.

Quackery--history.

Fraud--history.

History, 20th Century.

Illinois.

Physical Description:

viii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : 3 Fields books, an imprint of the University of Illinois Press, [2024]

Summary:

"The brainchild of an obscure Yugoslav physician, Krebiozen emerged in 1951 as an alleged cancer treatment. Andrew Ivy, a University of Illinois vice president and a famed physiologist dubbed "the conscience of U.S. science," wholeheartedly embraced Krebiozen. Ivy's impeccable credentials and reputation made the treatment seem like another midcentury medical miracle. But after years of controversy, the improbable saga ended with Krebiozen proved a sham, its inventor fleeing the country, and Ivy's reputation and legacy in ruins. Matthew C. Ehrlich's history of Krebiozen tells a quintessential story of quackery. Though most experts dismissed the treatment, it found passionate public support not only among cancer patients but also people in good health. The treatment's rise and fall took place against the backdrop of America's never-ending suspicion of educational, scientific, and medical expertise. In addition, Ehrlich examines why people readily believe misinformation and struggle to maintain hope in the face of grave threats to well-being. A dramatic account of fraud and misplaced trust, The Krebiozen Hoax shines a light on a forgotten medical scandal and its all-too-familiar relevance in the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Substance X

Krebiozen does not exist

Conspiracies and circuses

A fair test

Nothing but creatine

The emperor's new clothes

Conclusion : whatever happened to Dr. Ivy?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ehrlich, Matthew C., 1962- Krebiozen hoax

ISBN:

9780252046018

0252046013

9780252088117

0252088115

OCLC:

1422092336