How many billions have been spent over the years searching for a cure for one of the top killers? How many careers have been launched seeking an answer to the problem? Maybe all those scientists should have just listened to Mrs. H.H. Wing, who wrote to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in the early 1900s to promote her “cure.” Here's what she wrote: “To cure a cancer take red clover blossoms and make a strong tea and drink freely. Make a poultice of some of the blossoms and apply it to the canc


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