FTC warns consumers about bogus cancer cures
September 18, 2008 By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID , AP Science Writer(AP) -- The Federal Trade Commission charged five companies with making false and misleading claims for cancer cures and said Thursday that it has reached settlements with six others. "As long as products have been sold there has been somebody out there selling snake oil to consumers," said Lydia Parnes, director of the FTC's bureau of consumer protection.
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