Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime
Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime

Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime

May 17, 2005 | 83 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Peter Barry Chowka

Naomi Scott

Max Gail

Share on social media

More Like This

Risky Drinking
The Fight for Saturday Night
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i
El sexo sentido
Day of Infamy
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
Zombies: When the Dead Walk
Resolved
Echo of the Mountain
Happy on the Ground: 8 Days at Grammy Camp
Geraldine Ferraro: Paving The Way
Feindbild Frau
De Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empire
30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story
Word Wars
Les arpenteurs de l'espace
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait
Stigma
Dandara: Enquanto Morar for um Privilégio, Ocupar é um Direito
Heart of an Empire