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He treated his cancer with the anti-threadworm medication Ivermectin.

by robert_foss 9mo ago

good8675309 9mo ago
Pretty sure he tried everything, not just that, wouldn't you?
- y0ssar1an 9mo ago
  No
  - negzero7 9mo ago
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    - qarl 9mo ago
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    - Jtsummers 9mo ago
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    - gus_massa 9mo ago
      Some snake oil treatments are very expensive and cause more harm for you and your family. For example, this was (is?) popular for breast cancer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dose_chemotherapy_and_bone_marrow_transplant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dose_chemotherapy_and_bon... Ivermectin is a very used cheap and safe drug, so I don't expect many nasty side effects, but IANAMD, so ask a real medical doctor before trying.
    - freejazz 9mo ago
      Go smoke some crack
    - IAmBroom 9mo ago
      No drug does nothing. That's kinda implied by the word "drug".
DanielleMolloy 9mo ago
He tried for a month, next to his regular treatments and then called Makis who is currently promoting it a quack.
cthalupa 9mo ago
As much as I dislike Adams and disagree with a lot of the attempts to paper over a lot of reprehensible stuff, he gave it a try, abandoned it, and publicly denounced it after it didn't work, and even spoke out against the pressuring campaigns done by ivermectin/etc. quacks to push people to waste time, money, and hope on quack treatments. There's much better examples of areas where he was off the rails than him spending a month on a relatively safe treatment trying to stay alive before giving up when faced with reality.
- tremon 9mo ago
  he gave it a try, abandoned it, and publicly denounced it after it didn't work I'm not sure why that should be lauded. A sample size of 1 (and a trial length of merely 1 month, according to other posts) does not make a convincing study to warrant any public statements.
  - cthalupa 9mo ago
    When there is no science behind it and you've been convinced by a bunch of charlatans hoping to make a quick buck off of taking advantage of the fear of their victims, there's not really a need to turn your experience into a study. It's a matter of realizing you're being taken advantage of and speaking out about the experience.
- stonogo 9mo ago
  The man spend a tremendous amount of time trying to discredit the entire medical industry. In the past he has claimed to avoid cancer through prayer. This is part of a pattern.
poszlem 9mo ago
My grandfather was a surgeon, an excellent one. When he was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, he went to every dubious healer my grandmother could find. He did it for her, and likely for himself as well. He was never right wing.
- nobody9999 9mo ago
  >...When he was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, he went to every dubious healer my grandmother could find...He was never right wing. Desperation isn't partisan, friend. My father was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer and died from its ravages too. He participated in clinical trials and did everything medically reasonable to save himself. None of it worked, and when the treatments came to an end, he faced his death with grace and dignity. I've often thought that if I was in a similar situation, I'd be happy to be half as courageous as he was. Other folks I've seen have been more along the "freak out" axis and have fallen apart, sought out any treatment regardless of efficacy (or sanity), or both, in order to stave off their fear. None of that is partisan. All of that is sad. If Scott Adams died from his cancer's advance, he died a slow, painful (opioids notwithstanding) death which included numerous indignities and, at the end, a lack of awareness that, had he been conscious of it, would likely have driven him mad. That's what's sad. No one, not even Scott Adams, should suffer and die that way. How folks meet death, especially one as grueling and painful as cancer eating your central nervous system, isn't a partisan thing. And while I'm not a fan of his later incarnations, his brief cameo here[0] was quite amusing. [0] https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Moments_of_Transition https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Moments_of_Transition

He treated his cancer with the anti-threadworm medication Ivermectin.

good8675309 9mo ago

Pretty sure he tried everything, not just that, wouldn't you?

y0ssar1an 9mo ago
No
- negzero7 9mo ago
  [flagged]
  - qarl 9mo ago
    [flagged]
  - Jtsummers 9mo ago
    [flagged]
  - gus_massa 9mo ago
    Some snake oil treatments are very expensive and cause more harm for you and your family. For example, this was (is?) popular for breast cancer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dose_chemotherapy_and_bone_marrow_transplant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dose_chemotherapy_and_bon... Ivermectin is a very used cheap and safe drug, so I don't expect many nasty side effects, but IANAMD, so ask a real medical doctor before trying.
  - freejazz 9mo ago
    Go smoke some crack
  - IAmBroom 9mo ago
    No drug does nothing. That's kinda implied by the word "drug".

DanielleMolloy 9mo ago

He tried for a month, next to his regular treatments and then called Makis who is currently promoting it a quack.

cthalupa 9mo ago

As much as I dislike Adams and disagree with a lot of the attempts to paper over a lot of reprehensible stuff, he gave it a try, abandoned it, and publicly denounced it after it didn't work, and even spoke out against the pressuring campaigns done by ivermectin/etc. quacks to push people to waste time, money, and hope on quack treatments. There's much better examples of areas where he was off the rails than him spending a month on a relatively safe treatment trying to stay alive before giving up when faced with reality.

tremon 9mo ago
he gave it a try, abandoned it, and publicly denounced it after it didn't work I'm not sure why that should be lauded. A sample size of 1 (and a trial length of merely 1 month, according to other posts) does not make a convincing study to warrant any public statements.
- cthalupa 9mo ago
  When there is no science behind it and you've been convinced by a bunch of charlatans hoping to make a quick buck off of taking advantage of the fear of their victims, there's not really a need to turn your experience into a study. It's a matter of realizing you're being taken advantage of and speaking out about the experience.
stonogo 9mo ago
The man spend a tremendous amount of time trying to discredit the entire medical industry. In the past he has claimed to avoid cancer through prayer. This is part of a pattern.

poszlem 9mo ago

My grandfather was a surgeon, an excellent one. When he was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, he went to every dubious healer my grandmother could find. He did it for her, and likely for himself as well. He was never right wing.

nobody9999 9mo ago
>...When he was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, he went to every dubious healer my grandmother could find...He was never right wing. Desperation isn't partisan, friend. My father was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer and died from its ravages too. He participated in clinical trials and did everything medically reasonable to save himself. None of it worked, and when the treatments came to an end, he faced his death with grace and dignity. I've often thought that if I was in a similar situation, I'd be happy to be half as courageous as he was. Other folks I've seen have been more along the "freak out" axis and have fallen apart, sought out any treatment regardless of efficacy (or sanity), or both, in order to stave off their fear. None of that is partisan. All of that is sad. If Scott Adams died from his cancer's advance, he died a slow, painful (opioids notwithstanding) death which included numerous indignities and, at the end, a lack of awareness that, had he been conscious of it, would likely have driven him mad. That's what's sad. No one, not even Scott Adams, should suffer and die that way. How folks meet death, especially one as grueling and painful as cancer eating your central nervous system, isn't a partisan thing. And while I'm not a fan of his later incarnations, his brief cameo here[0] was quite amusing. [0] https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Moments_of_Transition https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Moments_of_Transition