William Donald Kelley

For other people named William Kelley, see William Kelley (disambiguation).
William Donald Kelley
BornNovember 1, 1925
Winfield, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 30, 2005 (aged 79)
Arkansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Orthodontist, writer

William Donald Kelley (November 1, 1925 – January 30, 2005) was an American orthodontist who developed "non-specific metabolic therapy,"[1] an alternative cancer treatment, now known to be ineffective, which he based on his personal belief that "wrong foods [cause] malignancy to grow, while proper foods [allow] natural body defenses to work."[2]

Kelley received no training in oncology; according to Quackwatch, his ideas are "largely speculative and invalid."[3] His therapy is not only ineffective, Quackwatch notes,[3][4] but also causes people with cancer who take it to die more quickly and have a worse quality of life than those who receive standard treatment, and they can suffer side effects that are serious at the very least and can even actively cause their deaths.[4]

  1. ^ Wolcott, William (November 20, 2008). The Metabolic Typing Diet: Customize Your Diet For: Permanent Weight Loss. Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. ISBN 978-0767911399.
  2. ^ Lerner BH (2006). Chapter 7: Unconventional Healing - Steve McQueen's Mexican Journey. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press. pp. 139-. ISBN 0-8018-8462-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b Green S (20 April 2000). "Nicholas Gonzalez Treatment for Cancer: Gland Extracts, Coffee Enemas, Vitamin Megadoses, and Diets". Quackwatch. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mskcc-meta was invoked but never defined (see the help page).