Open for business: a comparative study of websites selling autologous stem cells in Australia and Japan.
Regen Med
; 12(7): 777-790, 2017 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
This article examines online marketing practices of Japanese and Australian clinics offering putative autologous stem cell treatments. Materials &methods:
We conducted google searches for keywords related to stem cell therapy and stem cell clinics in English and Japanese.Results:
We identified websites promoting 88 point-of-sale clinics in Japan and 70 in Australia.Conclusion:
Our findings provide further evidence of the rapid global growth in clinics offering unproven stem cell interventions. We also show that these clinics adopt strategies to promote their services as though they are consistent with evidentiary and ethical standards of science, research and medicine. Unless addressed, these practices risk harming not only vulnerable patients but also undermining public trust in science and medicine.
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Regen Med
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2017
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Australia