Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime

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Release DateMay 17, 2005
Runtime1h 23m
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
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Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime

"Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime"

Synopsis

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 & Crew

Director

Kenny Ausubel

Featured Cast

Peter Barry Chowka

Peter Barry Chowka

Interviewee / Journalist

Max Gail

Max Gail

Narrator

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