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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 211.182: Treatment of cancer restricted to physicians.

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  1. KRS Chapter 211

(1) For the purposes of this section, "cancer" 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

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 t reatment of the disease of

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,

medicine, compound, nostrum or device whic h is represented by the manufacturer

or seller thereof to have curative powers when used in the treatment of the disease

of cancer.

(5) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to impose any limitation upon the free

exercise of religion in this state.

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