Merlin L. Marquard

Danish-German molecular biotechnologist. Cofounder of, coach, and article writer for Marchward. Co-developer of the Mosaic Method.

Hanhofen, Germany

@merlinlmarquard

Correction: Recent Retraction of a Case Study on Fenbendazole Use in Cancer Patients

A paper, which we've referenced in the past, has been retracted. We thus issue a correction as to keep you on the bleeding edge of scientific insight.

Cancer Corrections

Merlin L. Marquard

Feb 25, 2026 — 2 min read

On the Gamification of Cancer Survival

A cancer diagnosis is one of the most daunting and stressful events in a cancer patient's life. So, how can we frame this challenge to make it a bit less stressful and dire?

Prespective Pieces

Merlin L. Marquard

Feb 14, 2026 — 6 min read

In Defence of Classical Care and Classically Trained Physicians and Nurses

The limitations of classical care in no way are a condemnation of it. Much more their understanding can enable us to use classical care more effectively and with less frustration.

Prespective Pieces

Merlin L. Marquard

Feb 11, 2026 — 3 min read

Anecdotal Success in Using a Soft Pharmaceutical Regimen to Lower the IL-6 Status in a Patient with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

4 months of treatment with a pharmaceutical plan formulated to suppress IL-6 over-expression in one patient has shown first success. Continuation and reproducibility of the effect remain to be seen.

Cancer Internal Articles

Merlin L. Marquard

Feb 5, 2026 — 5 min read

Correction: Ganoderma Lucidum Suppresses IL-6 only Inconsistently with Variance between Experiments

In a prior article, information about discrepancies in the effect of Ganoderma lucidum on IL-6 profiles. This is a correction to that article.

Corrections

Merlin L. Marquard

Jan 23, 2026 — 2 min read

On The Therapeutic Potential of Tocilizumab in IL-6-Positive Cancers

IL-6 is an immune signaller misappropriated by many cancer types to engender immune senescence and proliferative auto-signalling. Disrupting this misappropriation can help overcome IL-6-positive cancers.

Cancer Immune System

Merlin L. Marquard

Jan 17, 2026 — 4 min read

Dandelions: Just Pretty Flowers or Anti-Cancer Powerhouses?

Dandelions have been used for centuries, if not millennia in traditional German medicine, but recent research indicates that they may have potent activity against that most insidious of diseases – cancer.

Cancer Deep Dives

Merlin L. Marquard

Jan 15, 2026 — 22 min read

Engineering Grainless Bread, Part II

The goal of making grainless Laugengebäck is yet at distance, though significant strides have been made in the mouthfeel and taste of the bread.

Recipes

Merlin L. Marquard

Dec 23, 2025 — 3 min read