Cancer Council takes out Australia’s top gong for shonky science
The WA arm of the charity has been named the winner for its ‘disappointing’ endorsement of unproven complementary therapies
Cancer Council WA has won the not-so-coveted annual Bent Spoon award from Australian Skeptics for offering oncology patients free ‘energy-balancing’ reiki sessions.
It beat off at least 10 other nominations to win the gong for endorsing unscientific practices, like reiki and reflexology, by providing them free to cancer patients.
