Ralph W. Moss (science writer)
Encyclopedia
Ralph Walter Moss is an American
author who advocates for alternative medicine
, especially in its use in cancer
treatments.
and has never been shown to be effective in the treatment or prevention of cancer
. He was subsequently appointed to serve on the advisory board to the Office of Alternative Medicine (now known as National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine). Moss now supports himself by selling reports on treatment options for cancer at over $270 apiece, known as "Moss Reports."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author who advocates for alternative medicine
Alternative medicine
Alternative medicine is any healing practice, "that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine." It is based on historical or cultural traditions, rather than on scientific evidence....
, especially in its use in cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
treatments.
Career
Starting in 1980, Moss published a number of books promoting alternative cancer therapies, especially Laetrile. Since the 1970s, the use of Laetrile to treat cancer has been described in scientific literature as a canonical example of fraudulent medical quackeryQuackery
Quackery is a derogatory term used to describe the promotion of unproven or fraudulent medical practices. Random House Dictionary describes a "quack" as a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, or...
and has never been shown to be effective in the treatment or prevention of cancer
Management of cancer
Cancer can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy or other methods. The choice of therapy depends upon the location and grade of the tumor and the stage of the disease, as well as the general state of the patient...
. He was subsequently appointed to serve on the advisory board to the Office of Alternative Medicine (now known as National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine). Moss now supports himself by selling reports on treatment options for cancer at over $270 apiece, known as "Moss Reports."
Medicine-related books
- The Cancer Syndrome (1980) Grove PressGrove PressGrove Press is an American publishing imprint that was founded in 1951. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it into an alternative book press in the United States. The Atlantic Monthly Press, under the aegis of its...
. ISBN 978-2704004300 - An Alternative Approach to Allergies, co-authored with Theron RandolphTheron RandolphTheron Randolph was a physician, allergist, and researcher from the United States. He studied food allergies, chemical allergies, and preventive care...
(1980) Harper PerennialHarper PerennialHarper Perennial is a paperback imprint of the publishing house HarperCollins Publishers. Harper Perennial has divisions located in New York, London, Toronto, and Sydney. The imprint is descended from the Perennial Library imprint founded by Harper & Row in 1964...
. ISBN 978-0060916930 - A Real Choice (1983) St. Martins Press. ISBN 978-0312665074
- The Cancer Industry (1987) Equinox PressEquinox PublishingEquinox Publishing is a Jakarta-based publisher of books. Its first book, by Mark Hanusz was launched on the vernal equinox, 21 March 2000 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta. Equinox has also published three works by Indonesia's renowned fiction writer, Pramoedya Ananta Toer. On 21 March 2007,...
. ISBN 978-1881025092 - Cancer Therapy (1994) Equinox Press. ISBN 978-1881025061
- Questioning Chemotherapy (1996) Equinox Press. ISBN 978-1881025252
- Alternative Medicine Online (1997) Equinox Press. ISBN 978-1881025108
- Herbs Against Cancer (1998) Equinox Press. ISBN 978-1881025405
- Antioxidants Against Cancer (2000) Equinox Press. ISBN 978-1881025283
- Complementary Oncology, co-edited with Josef Beuth (2005) ThiemeThieme Medical PublishersThieme Medical Publishers is a German medical and science publisher in the Thieme Publishing Group. It produces professional journals, textbooks, atlases, monographs and reference books in both German and English covering a variety of medical specialties, including neurosurgery, orthopaedics,...
. ISBN 978-1588903235 - Customized Cancer Treatment (2010) Equinox Press. ISBN 978-1881025016
Biographies
- Caring, co-authored with Annette Swakhammer (1986)
- Free Radical: Albert Szent-GyörgyiAlbert Szent-GyörgyiAlbert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt was a Hungarian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He is credited with discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle...
and the Battle over Vitamin C (1988) Paragon HouseParagon PublishingParagon Publishing Ltd was a magazine publisher in the UK, which published computer games and other entertainment titles from 1991 to 2003.-Brief history:...
. ISBN 978-0913729786
Films
- The Cancer War, writer (1983)
- Albert Szent-Györgyi: A Special Gift, writer (1984)
- Man's Best Friends, writer (1984)