title: Electromagnetic machines in cancer treatment: The "Priore affair".
abstract: In the 1960s and 1970s the Italian born scientist Antonio Priore, working in France, amazed the public and divided the scientific world with his invention, a machine which could cure a variety of illnesses, including cancer. Gaining the support of the French government and several scientific organizations, Priore received a great amount of money in funds to sustain his research. Without exposing his exact method, the scientific world questioned the legitimacy of Priore's research. For almost two decades scientists, institutes, journalists and cancer patients were implicated in a sensational case, known as the "Priore affair".
authors.affiliation: Department of History of Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karamanou
authors.forename: Theodore G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Papaioannou
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsoucalas
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Laios
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D062069:Inventions / Q000266:history; D055909:Magnetic Field Therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy; D015871:Scientific Misconduct / Q000266:history*