The Poor Historians: Medical History Misadventures
This is a show for all the nerdy medical history people.
Three modern emergency physicians and their show's "medical history intern" take a lighthearted, humorous quest through various stories in the history of medicine. Topics from ancient times to recent history, all related to important advancements, people, or discoveries in the history of medicine.
New episodes every two weeks!
The Poor Historians: Medical History Misadventures
The Krebiozen Hoax-An Infamous Quack Cancer Treatment
This episode was brought to you by our main source, the excellent book on the topic by Matthew C. Ehrlich entitled, The Krebiozan Hoax: How a mysterious Cancer Drug Shook Organized Medicine. Check it out via that link and show the author some love. It's a great addition to your medical history library.
This is the story of how a 22-year elaborate hoax was delivered to the American public of the 1940's-1960's in the form of a purported cancer cure. Preying on the hope of those suffering from terminal cancer, one unscrupulous doctor tricked so many others into pushing a fake cure for the disease. We'll dive into the story to figure out if, in fact, Krebiozen, the medication in question, really did exist.
Additional Sources:
-https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer
-https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cancer-death-rate-who-mdb
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krebiozen
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatine
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TGjm7wIyUk&t=62s&ab_channel=WilliamKronick
-----
PHPod Merch Store (CLOSED)
-----
Podcast Linktree (social media links / reviews / ratings)
-----
#medicine #medicalhistory #history #historypodcast
