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Jean Slocombe, a senior Cancer Research UK nurse, urged cancer patients to avoid such books because there was “no good evidence” the diets worked. “Some of the dietary changes suggested by books like this could be very harmful to a person’s health,” she said. Amazon declined to comment.

Mrs Phillips, of Paddington, northwest London, said her husband had been reassured by testimonials online. “It was not the cure,” she said. “If people are thinking, ‘Should I try it or not’ — I want them to know there could be harm in it.” A search for “cancer cure” on Amazon brings up...

A widow has warned against diets that claim to cure cancer after her husband suffered a stroke-like illness while following a plan in a book bought from the online retailer Amazon. Huw Phillips, a father of two, fell seriously ill on a family ski trip when his body’s sodium levels plummeted...