211.182 Treatment of cancer restricted to physicians.

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211.182 Treatment of cancer restricted to physicians. (1) For the purposes of this section, &quot;cancer&quot; means all malignant neoplasms regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma and leukemia. (2) No person, other than a licensed medical or osteopathic physician, or dentist, shall in any manner hold himself out to any other person as being able to prescribe <br>treatment for, or cure the disease of cancer. (3) No person, other than a licensed medical or osteopathic physician, or dentist, shall in any manner undertake to treat, or prescribe for the treatment of the disease of <br>cancer. (4) No person shall sell or offer to sell, or give away or offer to give away, except upon the prescription of a licensed medical or osteopathic physician, or dentist, any drug, <br>medicine, compound, nostrum or device which is represented by the manufacturer <br>or seller thereof to have curative powers when used in the treatment of the disease <br>of cancer. (5) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to impose any limitation upon the free exercise of religion in this state. Effective: June 15, 1960. <br>History: Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 47, secs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, effective June 15, 1960.