“”It seems like an ethical no-no to me.””
Alternative methods of treatment are ethical no-no’s?? That would be a surprise to those who believe in them..or are you saying that as a medical doctor, he should know better? I believe they are only human and see alternative treatments as meaningful sometimes even tho’ they would be careful NOT to tell their patients!!
I saw Manny Alvarez, MD and a foreign doctor on FOX discussing why there are so many resistant antibiotics today. THAT was a surprise...what most of us have said and suspected for years. Medical doctors are guilty of OVERTREATMENT/OVERPRESCRIBING them..even when they know they won’t do any good for the ailment.
It might have been more honest if Carson had attributed his cancer cure to what actually cured his cancer...the surgery he had. But that wouldn’t have lined his pockets.
Now he compounds the question of his credibility by claiming he had no involvement with the company he did infomercials for. The company is paying millions in damage claims for fraudulently claiming its products.
Prostate cancer is nothing to fool around with. Yes, it starts slow, and may not get virulent, although for some people it does. In those early stages, there’s no harm in trying something which gives some relief of urinary symptoms.
But, an experienced doctor touting an alternate medicine that he doesn’t really believe in is another matter. Did he believe in this particular concoction? We don’t know, but since he had the training and motivation to enable him to understand then current research, I find it hard to believe that he didn’t have some doubts.
What’s wrong with it? Well, if it dissuades people from monitoring their condition on the mistaken assumption that they’ve cured it, I’d say it’s pretty bad. Or, if it’s just a matter of taking an endorsement fee for something that you (he) believes does no harm, while he doubts it does much good, well that’s only a little bad.