The latter, however, was reversed in 1964 by the German Supreme Court, apparently because the court believed Issels was sincere and really believed his treatment cured cancer patients.
He was found not guilty on the fraud charge, but guilty on the manslaughter charge. In 1960, he was charged with fraud (for promising cures to terminal patients) and manslaughter (for the deaths of three patients who died under his care after refusing surgery that might have saved their lives). He claimed to be able to cure incurable cancers and attracted many desperate patients to his clinic. note 1 At his clinic he treated patients with Coley's toxins (inert bacteria) hyperthermia, diet, injection of viruses, oxygen-ozone treatment, and psychotherapy, among other things. Issels believed that cancer is a "systemic disease" requiring a "holistic" therapy that "boosts the immune system" and removes sources of inflammation such as the tonsils and teeth. Issels (1907-1998) who set up a clinic in Bavaria in 1951. The Issels® Immuno-Oncology treatment originated with German physician Josef M.
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