Homeopathy Cancer Woman Gemma Hoefkens on BBC Radio Five Live

Stephen Nolan Show, BBC Radio Five Live
Broadcast Date: 21-02-2010

Gemma Hoefkens tries debating for Homeopathy. She fails.

The quotes are taken from her poor excuse for a website. They basically summarise her story, in which she was diagnosed with cancer, tumours in her brain and down her spine, then she undergoes Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy, after which she was put on medication. After these she then decides to have Homeopathic treatment. Lo and behold, she gets better.

She claims it was the Homeopathy that cured her, it couldn't at all be down to the Radiotherapy or Chemo could it? Why not claim it was the wind she felt as she left the hospital that cured her? Of course you can't package and sell wind to idiots, so Homeopathy it is.

A quote from her web-site "Months later the results showed the radiology had removed the tumors from my spine". Oh wait, I'm confused now.

So basically, she was cured by a combination of the following, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, and Medication. The NHS Doctors did their job, yet she is now advocating using Homeopathy instead of legitimate medical care whilst trashing the Doctors and the health service that saved her life. She is potentially putting lives at risk by advocating magic potions to those who would be better seeking proper medical advice. She has much nerve, or giant heaving testicles, either way she is an ungrateful waste of space.

I'm about as qualified to make that last statement as she is to give health advice.

A few interesting reads.

http://www.badscience.net/2010/02/the-bbc-have-found-someone-whose-cancer-was...

http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2010/02/24/did-homeopathy-cure-womans-cancer/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Homeopathy
• Homoeopathy
• Cancer
• Cure
• Gemma Hoefkens
• BadScience
• Scepticism
• Ben Goldacre
• Alternative Medicine
• Health
• New Age
• Homeopathic

[64patrizia]

Moechte nur wissen, was DDD ueberhaupt will, der weiss doch noch nicht mal wo der Baddel den Most holt. Ja zapperlot noch eins, da hau mir doch einer uff den Saeckel ZZZZ

[Damn6Deal6Done6]

@64patrizia ZZZZ

[64patrizia]

My father healed of pancreatic cancer through Homeopathy! It left the doctors speechless in the hospital and then very interested in how this was possible. Its an insult to say it does not work if human beings are actually healing, especially children, who are under no influence of any placebo effects. By the way, clinical tests have been carried out to proof that it does work. NO DOUBT

[Damn6Deal6Done6]

@64patrizia Here's a better insult, you are a deluded moron. GET AN EDUCATION.

[LAnonHubbard]

Homeopathy is just a crock of crap. Not distinguishable from placebos. Has a large proportion of the world lost their fucking minds?

[docdcb]

The level of complete pwnage that Marsh deals out, whilst being polite & respectful, is to be applauded.

Thanks for posting this.

[Damn6Deal6Done6]

@250Yogi Go peddle your crap elsewhere.

[250Yogi]

@tooyjfwn well, being her son, i can verify her anecdote. My grandfather was most definitely cured of pancreatic cancer, and most definitely by no means other than homeopathy

[64patrizia]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZapperlot



[cappsie1]

This is purely anecdotal evidence. There is no clinical evidence to suggest that homeopathy works beyond the placebo effect. We cannot say what actually happened in Gemma's case, we don't have access to the notes and scans, only that it is highly unlikely, without empirical evidence, that homeopathy affected the cancer. There are many plausible explanations but often the homeopath will chalk up a 'win' when confusing causation with correlation!

[tooyjfwn]

@64patrizia You are talking out of your backside, which is of course why you provide not a single bit of evidence for your bullshit anecdotes.

[Damn6Deal6Done6]

@sheradized What the hell are you on about? Education is hard but worthwhile, I recommend it highly.