Stay Away from Dr. Lorraine Day

Stephen Barrett, M.D.

Lorraine Jeanette Day, M.D., would like you to believe thatshe has discovered the answer to cancer. She would also like youto believe that her experience as a patient has qualified herto give advice about cancer. She warns people not to trust themedical profession and claims that all drugs can cause cancer.Her Web site states that "the entire foundation of conventionalmedicine is based on ERROR." [1] Her videotapes state thatstandard cancer treatment has never cured anyone and that nobodyshould undergo chemotherapy and radiation for any cancer [2].She claims that (a) all cancers are essentially the same; (b)the basic cause is weakness of the immune system; and (c) herdiet-centered program cures people by strengthening their immunesystem [2]. She states that, "All diseases are caused bya combination of three factors: malnutrition, dehydration, andstress." [3] She tells people that, "Drugs never curedisease; they only change the form and location of the disease."[4] She claims that "sugar is as addictive as cocaine"and paralyzes the immune system for four hours" after eatingit [4]. She claims that "osteoporosis is not caused by lackof calcium" and that "the more milk you drink, the moreosteoporotic you become." [4] She spouts long lists of healthproblems that she claims are caused by commonly used foods anddrugs [4]. She also advises against vaccination [5] and the useof standard treatment for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder[6]. She speaks eloquently and from the heart, but her tapes containhundreds of factual errors and far-fetched claims. In my opinion,her advice is untrustworthy and is particularly dangerous to peoplewith cancer.