A Scots man launched an investigation into so-called 'miracle cures' for cancer after he and his wife were bombarded with dangerous alternative therapies on social media.
Brian Eggo, 49, was told to consider salt water, sound videos and even dangerous scrubs that dissolve the skin as treatments for his wife Laura, 41, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021. 'Alternative health' groups on Facebook even suggested bleach and an animal de-wormer as therapies.
The dad-of-one, who is president of the anti-pseudoscience group Glasgow Skeptics, said he was not surprised by the misinformation being shared online. But he warned it had worsened during the coronavirus pandemic; Facebook said it was cracking down on the groups.
