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The '''Antineoplaston-Therapy''' (ANP) according to [[Stanisław Burzyński]] is an [[unconventional cancer treatments|unconventional cancer treatment]] using so-called „antineoplaston remedies“. Burzyński invented the name for a group of peptides. The [[pseudomedicine|pseudomedical]] therapy is known in US since 1977, evidence for efficacy is not available as of yet. Several fatalities are associated with the therapy<ref>http://www.ncahf.org/nl/1998/9-10.html</ref>, it is regarded as inappropriate for the treatment of cancer.<ref>Goldberg P, The Antineoplaston Anomaly: How a Drug Was Used for Decades in Thousands of Patients, With No Safety, Efficacy Data, The Cancer Letter 1998 vol 24, 36</ref><ref>http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/burzynski2.html</ref>  
 
The '''Antineoplaston-Therapy''' (ANP) according to [[Stanisław Burzyński]] is an [[unconventional cancer treatments|unconventional cancer treatment]] using so-called „antineoplaston remedies“. Burzyński invented the name for a group of peptides. The [[pseudomedicine|pseudomedical]] therapy is known in US since 1977, evidence for efficacy is not available as of yet. Several fatalities are associated with the therapy<ref>http://www.ncahf.org/nl/1998/9-10.html</ref>, it is regarded as inappropriate for the treatment of cancer.<ref>Goldberg P, The Antineoplaston Anomaly: How a Drug Was Used for Decades in Thousands of Patients, With No Safety, Efficacy Data, The Cancer Letter 1998 vol 24, 36</ref><ref>http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/burzynski2.html</ref>  
Critics of the method must expect threats by marketers or users of this method.<ref>[http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2011/11/the-burzynski-clinic-threatens-my-family.html The Burzynski Clinic Threatens My Family.], Quackometer, 24. November 2011</ref>
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Critics of the method were threatened in 2011 by a marketer of the method.<ref>[http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2011/11/the-burzynski-clinic-threatens-my-family.html The Burzynski Clinic Threatens My Family.], Quackometer, 24. November 2011</ref><ref>[http://rhysmorgan.co/2011/11/threats-from-the-burzynski-clinic/ Threats from The Burzynski Clinic], Blog of Rhys Morgan, November 28, 2011</ref> After public outrage, Burzynski Clinic issued an apology and a statement that the marketer in question was not "in a professional relationship with the Burzynski Clinic" anymore. The press release confirmed that the marketer was contracted to "stop the dissemination of false and misleading information" about the antineoplaston therapy. Bloggers will be contacted by lawyers to remove false or misleading information.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BzijOpjuex1bMjE4N2JjOGItZGFlOS00NDE0LTk2YzktMThkYjFiOTU2YjNl&hl=en_US&pli=1 Press Release], Burzynski Clinic, November 29, 2011, accessed November 30, 2011</ref>
    
==Stanisław Burzyński==
 
==Stanisław Burzyński==
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