8.0Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime · 2005
Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime (2005) is a Documentary film directed by Kenny Ausubel, starring Peter Barry Chowka, Max Gail.
Documentary
8.0Overview
In the 1920s, former coal miner Harry Hoxsey claimed to have an herbal cure for cancer. Although scoffed at and ultimately banned by the medical establishment, by the 1950s, Hoxsey's formula had been used to treat thousands of patients, who testified to its efficacy. Was Hoxsey's recipe the work of a snake-oil charlatan or a legitimate treatment? Ken Ausubel directs this keen look into the forces that shape the policies of organized medicine.
Cast
Peter Barry Chowka, Max Gail
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What is "Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime" about?
In the 1920s, former coal miner Harry Hoxsey claimed to have an herbal cure for cancer. Although scoffed at and ultimately banned by the medical establishment, by the 1950s, Hoxsey's formula had been used to treat thousands of patients, who testified to its efficacy. Was Hoxsey's recipe the work of a snake-oil charlatan or a legitimate treatment? Ken Ausubel directs this keen look into the forces that shape the policies of organized medicine.
When was "Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime" released?
Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime was released in 2005.
Who stars in "Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime"?
The cast includes Peter Barry Chowka, Max Gail.
