ExThera Claimed Its Device Could Cure Cancer. But Patients Died.

Published On Jan 23, 2025, 5:00 AM

This article discusses the troubling situation surrounding a start-up, ExThera Medical, which claims to have developed a blood-filtering device that can cure cancer. Patients are traveling to Antigua to undergo this unproven treatment, which costs $45,000 per course. Tragically, there have been reports of patients dying after receiving the treatment, raising serious ethical questions and concerns about the efficacy and regulation of such devices. The article highlights the risks involved when patients seek unregulated treatments in hopes of a miracle cure.