 ryke geerd hamer (born 17 may 1935 in mettmann, rhine province), a former german physician, is the originator of germanic new medicine, also formerly known as german new medicine and new medicine, a system of pseudo-medicine that purports to be able to cure cancer. the swiss cancer league described hamer's approach as "dangerous, especially as it lulls the patients into a false sense of security, so that they are deprived of other effective treatments." hamer held a licence to practice medicine from 1963 until 1986 when it was revoked for malpractice. hamer's system came to public attention in 1995, when the parents of a child suffering from cancer refused medical treatment in favour of hamer's methods. hamer has been charged and convicted in several european countries. hamer purports that his method is a "germanic" alternative to mainstream clinical medicine which he claims is part of a jewish conspiracy to decimate non-jews. ==biography== ryke geerd hamer was born in mettmann in 1935. he received his high school diploma at age 18 and started medical and theological studies in tÃ¼bingen, where he met sigrid oldenburg, a medical student who later became his wife. at age 20, he passed the preliminary examination in medicine, married a year later, and completed his theological examinations at 22. he and his wife had two children. in april 1962 hamer passed his medical state examination in marburg and he was granted a professional license as a doctor of medicine in 1963. there followed a number of years at the university clinics of tÃ¼bingen and heidelberg, and in 1972, hamer completed his specialization in internal medicine. he also worked in several practices with his wife, and he patented several inventions. hamer's license to practice medicine was revoked in 1986 by a court judgment in germany, which was reconfirmed in 2003. as he continued to treat patients, hamer was investigated several times on allegations of malpractice and the death of patients.case file number 34 js 85/86 â 34 js 178/95 â 34 js 221/96 public prosecution service cologne he was jailed for 12 months in germany from 1997 to 1998, and served a prison term from september 2004 to february 2006 in fleury-mÃ©rogis, france on counts of fraud and illegal practicing. he subsequently lived in voluntary exile in spain until march 2007, where spanish doctors hold him responsible for several tens of preventable death
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