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Cupping therapy is an ancient form of “alternative” medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin; practitioners believe this mobilizes blood flow in order to promote healing. Suction is created using heat (fire) or mechanical devices (hand or electrical pumps).

There is no proof that this process does anything other than damage the skin and increase the likelihood of cancer due to ruptured blood vessels and inflammation.

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