Pseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With Bleach
A London clinic owner has claimed he is treating people with stage 4 cancer by sealing them into a plastic bag while they're naked from the waist down and gassing them with chlorine dioxide.
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David GilbertScienceJun 19, 2026 3:00 AMPseudoscientific Cancer ‘Treatment’ Involves Gassing Naked People in Plastic Bags With BleachA London clinic owner has claimed he is treating people with stage 4 cancer by sealing them into a plastic bag while they're naked from the neck down and gassing them with chlorine dioxide.PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION: WIRED STAFF; GETTY IMAGESCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyA clinic in London, run by a former maker of artisanal ice cream, is treating patients with stage 4 cancer using a method that involves sealing them, naked from the neck down, in a plastic bag while gassing them with the oxidizing industrial bleach chlorine dioxide—a treatment that even the person administering it admits is “dangerous.”Alastair Jessel,…
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