DCA Cancer Cure? Nope, just another Hoax. See Snopes.

[liveonearth]

This was passed on by a health-interested friend on facebook:
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/228583-Scientists-cure-cancer-but-no-one-takes-notice

My reply was along the lines of:

Interesting, but I wonder; why haven't I heard about this? The article says I can access the original science "here" but the hyperlink isn't there. And I wonder, can the same effect (as is claimed for dichloroacetate) be had by modulating metabolism by other means? They don't postulate a mechanism for the action on mitochondria. I remain skeptical. Show me the science.

A little research reveals that it is indeed a hoax.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/cancercure.asp
http://www.cancer.org/AboutUs/DrLensBlog/post/2010/05/14/More-On-Dichloroacetate-(DCA)-In-Cancer-Treatment.aspx

Comments

[ford-prefect42.livejournal.com]

I am always supremely sceptical of "spectacularly profitable thing X discovered, discovery is buried by greedy companies".

The only thing that comes close is "X, therefore you need to cede control over your standard of living to this commitee".

It's virtually always the case that X is wrong.