Woman Swallows Maggots in Attempt to Fully Cure Her Cancer

Woman Swallows Maggots in Attempt to Fully Cure Her Cancer
A woman, diagnosed with cancer, cries. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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A recovering cancer patient swallowed a cup of live maggots after being told by a friend that this could fully eliminate the cancer from her body, local Chinese media reported on March 21.

Doctors in Shaanxi Province, China, suspected that the woman’s cancer had relapsed. But after some tests, they found that her symptoms were not caused by cancer, but rather by the insects crawling around inside her stomach.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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