He calls himself a doctor and promises to cure cancer. Critics say he’s profiting from misinformation – CBC

Darrell Wolfe, exposed in ‘90s over fake AIDS cure, is touting cures for ailments from chronic pain to cancer

Jan 20, 2023

A self-described health practitioner exposed nearly 30 years ago for selling fake HIV cures in Toronto is now peddling unproven and harmful treatments for everything from chronic pain to cancer, according to a Marketplace investigation.

The Doc of Detox — as Darrell Wolfe calls himself — has built a burgeoning alternative health operation at a resort in Ixtapa, Mexico, where he and his staff use questionable procedures and devices that are not only costly and ineffective, but can often cause egregious physical suffering. He also trains new recruits in his techniques.

“People that are grifting, or trying to take advantage of others, will take every avenue they can,” said Jacob Shelley, a health law professor at Western University in London, Ont. “He’s not actually providing medical care. He’s not helping people. He’s selling a story to try to line his own pockets…. It’s preying upon people’s hope.”

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