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Injected herbal tea blamed in cancer patient's death.

NCAHF Newsletter

| May 01, 1997 | COPYRIGHT 1989 National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A 54-year-old Michigan woman died within a few hours after her physician injected Essiac herb tea into her veins as a cancer remedy. Petra Hall, 54, who suffered from chronic leukemia, and her husband Archie, who suffered from malignant melanoma were once featured on the CBS television show 48 Hours in connection with her treatment by a New York doctor (unidentified in the article) "who specialized in nutrition therapy for cancer." The TV appearance had made the Halls well-known for their battle against cancer in their hometown of Ferrysburg, Michigan (Archie died on 1/1/96). Petra Hall was being treated by Sandor Olah, DO, of Hamilton, Michigan. On 1/26/96, Olah administered …

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