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Chinese Inventor Offers Risky $20K Cancer Treatment

7/24/2025

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Xuewu Liu, a Chinese inventor lacking medical credentials, is charging desperate cancer patients $20,000 for a dubious treatment involving toxic chlorine dioxide injections. Despite growing concerns and regulatory scrutiny, Liu is determined to launch his unproven therapy in the U.S., backed by former pharmaceutical executives and exploiting political changes to push his risky alternative medicine.

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Xuewu Liu, a Chinese inventor lacking medical credentials, is charging desperate cancer patients $20,000 for a dubious treatment involving toxic chlorine dioxide injections. Despite growing concerns and regulatory scrutiny, Liu is determined to launch his unproven therapy in the U.S., backed by former pharmaceutical executives and exploiting political changes to push his risky alternative medicine.