Crappy situation and its sad to hear about someone so young having cancer. Im with the others above in that if they are just looking for a small donation than I would go for it even though I am with your thinking in that a "crackpot" doctor or clinic would not actually have a cure. My reasoning is that what you are buying them is a bit of hope where otherwise there is none, and even a little bit of hope gives them a fighting chance (however small) whereas if they have no hope at all, there is no chance at all.
$100 is a night at the pub so using a little throw away money isn't a big deal.
Of course, i don't know your financial situation so you would have to decide what a cutoff amount would be and I'm sure they would understand that you can only give so much...
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