Wikipedia Entry. Max Gerson (October 18, 1881 – March 8, 1959) was a German-born American physician who developed the Gerson Therapy, an alternative dietary therapy, which he claimed could cure cancer and most chronic, degenerative diseases. Gerson described his approach in the book A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases. The National Cancer Institute evaluated Gerson's claims and concluded that his data showed no benefit from his treatment.[1] The therapy is scientifically unsupported and considered potentially hazardous.[2][3] In Europe[edit] Gerson was born in Wongrowitz (Wągrowiec, now in Poland) on October 18, 1881. In the United States[edit] Gerson immigrated to the United States in 1936, passed his medical board examination and became a U.S. citizen in 1942.[4] In the U.S., Gerson applied his dietary therapy to several cancer patients, claiming good results, but other workers found his methodology and claims unconvincing.
Gerson Therapy[edit] Evidence[edit] Safety concerns[edit] See also[edit] Juice Recipe.