Cancer care
Fact checks about cancer risks, treatments and cures
Influencer Ellie Grey makes unsupported claims about cancer cures
The influencer claimed there are hundreds of alternative cures for cancer, listing several. None of these have been shown to work.
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Selenium not shown to cause ‘dramatic reduction’ in certain cancers
A viral video on Facebook claims the essential trace mineral selenium can fight certain cancers. This isn’t borne out in the data.
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Sugar-free alkaline diets won’t ‘starve’ cancer
A video on social media claims that avoiding refined sugar and eating an ‘alkaline’ diet will have an anti-cancer effect. This isn’t supported by the evidence.
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Mammogram radiation levels aren’t comparable with nuclear bomb
An old video contains false claims about the amount of radiation in mammograms and the effect of screening on death rates.
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Misleading claims about ginger and cancer
A Facebook post claiming ginger kills 91% of leukaemia cells omits some important details.
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‘Vitamin B17’ from apricot seeds does not cure cancer
It’s been claimed on social media that amygdalin, a substance found in some nuts and seeds, kills cancer cells. The evidence for treating cancer is not there, and the substance …
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Cannabis has not been shown to definitively cure cancer
A social media post repeats the common claim that cannabis cures cancer. There is not enough strong evidence to support this claim.
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Insufficient evidence fenbendazole cures cancer says Cancer Research UK
Although studies have been done in cancer cells in the lab, and in mice, there isn’t sufficient evidence that it can cure cancer in humans.
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Sodium bicarbonate is not ‘lethal’ to all cancers
because there’s no evidence sodium bicarbonate can be used to cure cancer. Some studies have looked at its use in reducing tumour pH levels, but none have suggested it could …
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Facebook post claiming lemons treat cancer better than chemotherapy is false
A social media post that has circulated many times in recent years states that lemons are proven to treat and prevent cancer—but this is not true.
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