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Section 18-301 – Treatment of Cancer

    (a)    Except for a physician or a dentist, a person may not:         (1)    Treat or prescribe a treatment for cancer; or         (2)    Represent to the public that the person can cure, treat, or prescribe a treatment for cancer.     (b)    A person may not sell, offer to sell, or give away a drug, medicine, or device that the manufacturer or […]

Section 18-302 – Amygdalin

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a physician may prescribe or administer amygdalin to treat cancer.     (b)    (1)    A hospital or health facility may not restrict or prohibit the use of amygdalin that a physician, with the consent of a patient, prescribes for or administers to the patient.         (2)    (i)    The Department may restrict or prohibit […]

Section 18-303 – Diethylstilbestrol

    (a)    (1)    The Secretary shall establish and promote a statewide public information campaign on diethylstilbestrol (DES).         (2)    The public information campaign shall:             (i)    Try to reach each individual who has been exposed to diethylstilbestrol and each offspring of those individuals, to encourage the individuals and offspring to seek medical care for the prevention or treatment of cancer that results […]

Section 18-304 – Penalties

    A person who violates any provision of § 18-301 or § 18-302 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or both.