 
What if there was a cure for cancer and it was being suppressed by the American Medical Association? This question is the basis for a fascinating documentary on the life of Harry Hoxsey – a wealthy Texas oil magnate who treated thousands of terminal cancer patients with an 80% success rate, thanks to herbal remedies passed down from his great-grandfather. Combining a tonic taken internally and two kinds of paste applied to tumors externally, Hoxsey was able to extend the lives of his patients for 5-20 years or more, after traditional doctors had given them only a year to live. At the height of his popularity, Hoxsey operated clinics in 17 states, but incurred the wrath of the AMA, who branded him the “worst cancer quack of the century.” Although arrested hundreds of times and forced to close all of his facilities, he was never convicted of charges brought against him, due in no small part to the testimony of individuals cured by his unorthodox methods. Although the AMA refused to formally review Hoxsey’s formulas, they offered to buy him out. When they balked at the inclusion of a clause that would have made treatment available to any patient regardless of their ability to pay, Hoxsey terminated the deal. From that point on, Dr. Morris Fishbein - the head of the AMA, led a personal crusade against Hoxsey that lasted over 20 years and culminated in a vicious article written for the Journal of the American Medical Association accusing the oilman of extracting “blood money” from his victims. Hoxsey sued both the AMA and the Hearst newspaper empire for slander and won a stunning victory against both corporations, thanks again to the testimony of his patients. In 1963, when he was no longer allowed to operate legally in the U.S., he turned the business over to Mildred Nelson - one of his former nurses, who opened the Bio-Medical Center in Tijuana to continue his work. Still in operation today, the clinic is outpatient only and routinely sees thousands of patients every week. This documentary is remarkable for two reasons: the possibility of an actual cure for cancer and the lengths that the medical industry will go to suppress drugs and methods that haven’t met their approval, regardless of how effective they might be. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, you need to see this film and consider the alternatives to surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. If you’re healthy and/or the least bit curious about alternative medicine, then this is essential viewing. - David Bassin
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Hoxsey:
When Healing Becomes A Crime