Tullio Simoncini (born 1951) is a former Italian physician known for
alternative medicine
Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability, or evidence from clinical trials. Complementary medicine (CM), complementary and alt ...
advocacy. He is known for the claim that
cancer is caused by the
fungus ''
Candida albicans'', and has argued that cancer is a form of candida overgrowth. He also is known for claims that cancer can be cured with
intravenous sodium bicarbonate. On his website, Simoncini says that he was formerly an
oncologist but that designation has been challenged by the medical community because of his use of sodium bicarbonate in the treatment of cancer.
The mainstream medical community rejects Simoncini's hypothesis, citing a lack of peer-reviewed studies that support it.
Quackwatch lists sodium bicarbonate injections as a "dubious treatment".
Criminal convictions
Simoncini was tried and found guilty of fraud and manslaughter in 2006 after a patient died after receiving his treatment.
In 2018, Simoncini received a 5-year jail sentence for culpable manslaughter of a cancer patient in 2011.
Subsequent controversy
In 2012, Simoncini became involved in a controversy when he was invited to a conference in
Totnes, England, by the Arcturus Clinic.
Trading Standards then accused the clinic of violating the
Cancer Act 1939
The Cancer Act 1939 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in 1939 to:
* make further provision for the treatment of cancer;
* to authorise the Minister of Health to lend money to the National Radium Trust;
* to prohibit certai ...
because they had published information that "offer
dto treat any person for cancer." Stephen Hopwood, the clinic's manager, described Simoncini's invitation as a "misunderstanding".
See also
*
List of ineffective cancer treatments
References
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Living people
Sapienza University of Rome alumni
Alternative cancer treatment advocates
People convicted for health fraud
Medical controversies in Italy
Italian people convicted of manslaughter
1951 births
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