Complaint Counsel's Post Trial Brief - Federal Trade Commission

nutrtional
supplements and botancal medicines in the prevention and treatment of ilness, including
but not limited to cancer, and to review the evidence that exists regarding the
323. Lamont's charge from Respondents is "to provide opinions on the use of
mechansms of action of the major constituents of Danel Chapter One's products." (R22
(LaMont, Dep. at 33)).
324. LaMont is a natuopathic doctor. (R22 (LaMont, Dep. at 9, 15-16)).
325. According to LaMont, natuopathc medicine "is a primar healthcare practice that
focuses on health promotion and disease prevention and the treatment of disease with an
aray of natual therapies that strengten the body's innate healing capacities." (R22
(LaMont, Dep. at 9)).
326. Natuopathic doctors "provide patient-centered care and practice what would be tered
fuctional medicine, which addresses the unque genetic, environmental and lifestyle
factors that contrbute to chronic disease and. . . influence our health." (R22 (LaMont,
Dep. at 9)). .
327. Whle engaged in natuopathic medicine, LaMont has worked in conjunction with
traditional physicians. (R22 (LaMont, Dep. at 10)).
LaMont fids "a diagnosis that looks like
it could be cancer," she absolutely would refer the patient to a traditional physician and
would comanage that patient's care with the physician. (R22 (LaMont, Dep. at 10)).
328. In the course of doing a workup on a patient, if
329. LaMont has not focused her natuopathic practice on natuopathc oncology; rather, she
"ha(s) kept (her) practice ver general." (R22 (LaMont, Dep. at 11-12); LaMont, Tr.
576).
330. LaMont does not know what additional specialized traing natuopathc oncologists
take. (R22 (LaMont, Dep. at 12)).
331. LaMont has not done the specialized traing for natuopathc oncology. (R22 (LaMont,
Dep. at 12); LaMont, Tr. 57,6-77).
332. If LaMont ever found, for example, an abnormal pap smear with carcinoma inside, then
she ''would refer that patient to a gyecologist for a comprehensive workup and
recommend that (her) patients follow the advice of their oncologist." (R22 (LaMont,
Dep. at 14)).
333. LaMont's understanding is that "cancer must be treated with conventional therapies."
(R22 (LaMont, Dep. at 15)).
334. LaMont has seen conventional cancer therapies helpful in sometimes resolvig the
condition. (R22 (LaMont, Dep. at 15)). .
335. LaMont would always make a referal to a cancer specialist because "it's an important
par of the treatment of cancer at ths point." (R22 (LaMont, Dep. at 15)).
336. Foureen states license N.D.s. (R22 (LaMont, Dep. at 17)).
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