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Scams Exposed: Site offers sound advice on phony cancer cures

Here's a sample of what you'll find on the Federal Trade Commission's new Web site, www.ftc.gov/curious

No one treatment works for every cancer or every person; be skeptical of products that make broad claims to treat cancer.

Natural doesn't mean effective -- or safe.

Bogus marketers use trickery and vague language. Testimonials may be fake -- and even if they aren't, one person's story may have nothing at all to do with your cancer diagnosis.

Scammers may use big words from a medical dictionary to sound impressive. But what does it really mean? Ask your doctor for the plain-language translation.

A money-back guarantee doesn't mean a product works.

 

 

 

 

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