An impactful report about a Brazilian doctor who works in the United States offering miraculous treatments for serious illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and cancer, was shown on Fantástico, a program on TV Globo.
Doctor Marc Abreu claims to have developed an innovative method that promises to reverse these diseases, but there is no scientific proof of the effectiveness of these treatments. Furthermore, Fantástico also reported a dark side to the doctor’s actions.
Numerous patients, most of whom were Brazilian, shared reports of treatments without showing any improvement in health. Many of them sold their houses, cars, raised funds or took out loans to pay for treatment.
The article also highlighted that, if Marc offered the service in Brazil, he would be obliged to prove the effectiveness of the treatment in accordance with the country’s regulations.
However, in the United States, he continues to offer the treatment without the need to present scientific evidence.
The ‘miracle’ treatment
After graduating as an ophthalmologist in 1985 from the Escola Paulista de Medicina, the doctor moved to the United States, where he worked as a researcher. Marc Abreu seemed to be on his way to a successful career.
However, his scientific contributions suffered a significant decline, with the last article published in 1998. At that time, he held the position of clinical instructor, performing a monitoring role in the area of Ophthalmology.
In 2000, the doctor moved to Yale University and, three years later, presented the treatment that made him famous among Brazilians living in the United States.
He claimed to have discovered the possibility of monitoring brain temperature through a cerebral thermal tunnel, a connection that would run from the brain to a thin layer of skin between the eye and nose.
The doctor states that, through this tunnel, it is possible to induce signals in the brain and activate heat shock proteins, reversing several diseases, including cancer.
At the clinic located in Florida, Marc charges an exorbitant R$200,000 per session, attracting mainly Brazilians in search of miracle cures. Despite reports of patients who did not obtain positive results, ophthalmologists continue to promote the treatment as if it had been widely studied and proven.
The Fantástico report was unable to obtain clear information about how the treatment works. O doctor never published any scientific study on the subject.
Instead, he only gave talks at conferences, which is not considered sufficient to prove the effectiveness of the claims.
Check out the video of the interview and report shown by “Fantástico”:
