evidence: Seeing this, I harkened back to work of Dr. Tullio Simoncini, who was trendy in alternative cancer therapy circles twenty years ago. In 2005, he wrote a book entitled CANCER IS A FUNGUS A Revolution in Tumor Therapy, which enjoyed widespread popularity. According to Wikipedia, Simoncini "was known for the claim that cancer is caused by the fungus Candida albicans, and has argued that cancer is a form of Candida overgrowth." He advocated for intravenous bicarbonate therapy for cancers and treated patients accordingly. [...] Spoiler alert: I agree. Cancer is not a fungal infection. It would be nice if an inexpensive substance like sodium bicarbonate would provide the key to eradicating cancer. But like many facile theories about cancer, it fails the reality test. However, as with some seemingly wacky ideas, there’s a kernel of truth, and a potential for therapeutic applications, in the cancer-fungus connection. Or, in other words, "absence of proof doesn’t necessarily mean proof of absence" of the role fungus may play in cancer.