The author shortly before breast-conserving surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

A Doctor Claimed He Knew Why I Got Cancer. When He Told Me, I Was Horrified And Embarrassed.

As a cancer survivor, watching Netflix’s show “Apple Cider Vinegar” felt like a gut punch. The show captures the exhaustion and desperation many cancer patients feel, and the seductive allure of ditching traditional medicine for the promise of a “natural” cure. It also exposes the dark underbelly of the alternative health industry — a world…

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