Seattle Man Charged With Selling Bogus Cancer Cures

Seattle Man Charged With Selling Bogus Cancer Cures

SEATTLE, Wash.--In October 2001, the state ofWashington sued a man for, among other things, claiming a cancer therapyinvolving coffee enemas and dietary supplements could cure the disease.According to the July 13 Seattle Times (www.seattletimes.com),David L. Walker was ordered to pay $230,000 to those who had paid for thetreatment; he was also barred from promoting the treatment and had to pay$230,000 in fees to attorneys retained by 127 customers nationwide.

Walker sold the treatment through his Web site, which has sincebeen taken down. The remedy, known as "CWAT-Treatment: BioResonanceTherapy," was promoted as "100% natural" with a "95%+ recordof success." The treatment cost between $2,436 and $5,220 and included abio-resonance oscillator, Bio-X (an herbal mixture to be ingested orally),coffee enemas and dietary supplements manufactured by Coppell, Texas-basedMannatech Inc. Walker claimed on his site that this treatment could help treatvarious cancers.