Earlier this year, MLM influencer "Boss Lee" went viral for taking a group of women to Columbia and tricking them into an 18-hour hike where they were forced to sleep on a beach. Now she's going viral for an even worse reason. https://skepchick.org/2023/04/this-mlm-influencer-may-get-someone-killed/
Jessie Lee Ward says she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, and after emergency surgery she refused her doctor's suggestion that she start chemotherapy, which research shows can double the lifespan of patients with that diagnosis.
Instead, she says she's going to beat cancer with her hyperbaric chamber, Costa Rican stem cells, "oxygen treatments, magnetic treatments, red light therapy (and) ozone treatments." Hundreds of thousands of people follow her on social media. 💀 https://skepchick.org/2023/04/this-mlm-influencer-may-get-someone-killed/
@rebeccawatson @tofugolem When I was diagnosed with cancer, a cousin of mine shared the story of a journalist friend of hers who had opted for alternative treatment.
I started out with stage 4 breast cancer and am now 10 years in remission after chemo, mastectomy, and radiation. Her friend started out with stage 2 breast cancer and is now in stage 4 after her alternative treatments.
