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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Tue Feb 24, 2015, 07:55 PM Feb 2015

Nevada Lawmaker Says Cancer Is A Fungus, Recommends Simply Washing It Out [View all]

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/02/24/3626567/nevada-assemblywoman-cancer-fungus/

Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (R) wants to reform the rules of end-of-life medical care so that more cancer patients can simply flush out their disease using baking soda.

Fiore, who is also CEO of a healthcare company, told listeners to her weekly radio show on Saturday, that she will soon introduce a “terminally ill bill,” to allow more non-FDA-approved treatments for those diagnosed as having terminal illnesses.

As first reported by Jon Ralston, Fiore told listeners: “If you have cancer, which I believe is a fungus, and we can put a pic line into your body and we’re flushing, let’s say, salt water, sodium cardonate [sic], through that line, and flushing out the fungus… These are some procedures that are not FDA-approved in America that are very inexpensive, cost-effective.” The American Cancer Society warns that while cancer patients whose immune systems are weakened by high doses of chemotherapy can sometimes contract fungal infections, “there is no evidence that antifungal treatment causes the patients’ tumors to shrink.” Cancer Research UK dismisses the claim that sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) can cure cancer as a debunked “persistent cancer myth.”...

Weeks after being removed from her position as Republican Majority Leader over allegations of more than $1 million in tax liens, Fiore made news last Wednesday for her assertion that “young, hot little girls on campus” need to be armed with guns to prevent themselves from being raped, saying that every citizen should “have the right to defend him or herself from sexual assault.”


So should she move to Idaho to hook up with Faith Healing Guy and Camera Swallowing Guy, or should they move to Nevada?

edit: There's a fungus among us, and I'm not talking about cancer!

re-edit: "Fiore, who is also CEO of a healthcare company"?!
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There is a vast treasure trove of stupid in the GOP sides of state legislatures. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #1
they don't have a lock on stupid DrDan Feb 2015 #10
How incredibly idiotic... blue neen Feb 2015 #2
"which I believe is a fungus" jberryhill Feb 2015 #3
Well, by that logic, I'm entitled to believe she's a dunce KamaAina Feb 2015 #5
But do you have a cure? jberryhill Feb 2015 #7
Not for cancer, but I do for autism KamaAina Feb 2015 #12
SHE should be recieving her medical Diploma any day now from yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #4
The Woo is strong with this one... Archae Feb 2015 #6
Woo? Good sir, you insult all 'woo' in the world with that comment. Rex Feb 2015 #11
Not many people know this yet, but Rex Feb 2015 #8
"A fungus" ????????? hifiguy Feb 2015 #9
I'm gonna wash that brain right out of my head. Rex Feb 2015 #13
I have magic rocks that cure cancer and for the low price of $1 plus shipping I can cure your cancer dilby Feb 2015 #14
Michele Fiore, that's the signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Twilight Zone aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #15
Serling was on the right track, hifiguy Feb 2015 #16
From NIH: Manipulating tumor acidification as a cancer treatment strategy 4139 Feb 2015 #17
and NIH is spending $2 million to research baking soda.. 4139 Feb 2015 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Skidmore Feb 2015 #18
The Dunces of Reaganland. GeorgeGist Feb 2015 #20
There's an entire Confederacy of them. KamaAina Feb 2015 #23
Where is Sid? He ought to love this one. Downwinder Feb 2015 #21
I don't know. Why don't you ask Skinner? KamaAina Feb 2015 #24
Another day, another crazy republican statement. Those people are crazier than ever! AlinPA Feb 2015 #22
Next up - the AMAZING cancer-fighting power of peach pit extract! hatrack Feb 2015 #25
All those irresponsible doctors who just stood by and let people die of cancer! merrily Feb 2015 #26
I wonder if that "healthcare company" sells fungus-removal products. It would be awfully convenient. arcane1 Feb 2015 #27
These very simple people got elected to public office. Being there was more prophetic than I still_one Feb 2015 #28
I am listening to what is happening in the NV Legislature PumpkinAle Feb 2015 #29
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