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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Thor_MN

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3. One of my college friends almost chose this route.

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Wed Sep 2, 2015, 12:02 AM

Sep 2015

She fortunately reconsidered, or I think I would have attended her funeral two years ago.

Granted, I don't like the stories I hear of oncologists operating their own drug formulation company and marking up prices to ridiculous levels, but I'll take science over woo any day. One can always do the diet thing on top of rational therapy.

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