A BACKGROUND PAPER ON KREBIOZEN
American Cancer Society
I. The Controversy Over Krebiozen
During the past seven years the owners and proponents of Krebiozen, a substance alleged to be beneficial in the treatment of cancer, have been engaged in a great campaign to publicize this substance. They have been disseminating propaganda through articles strategically placed in newspapers, magazines, and books, as well as by organized letter writing, and they have been using national political channels to further their interests. They have already been involved in legislative investigations in two states, California and Illinois.According to Herbert Bailey's book, "A Matter of Life or Death" (New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1958), these individuals have made it clear that they wish to recoup from the sale of the substance an investment claimed to be about 2 million dollars and that they intend to sell the substance for profit as a