Cancer care
Fact checks about cancer risks, treatments and cures
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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No solid proof cannabis oil can ‘cure’ cancer
Some cannabis-based products have been approved for medical use in the UK, but there’s no proof cannabis oil cures the disease.
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Not all people with hearing loss are unable to access extra cancer care help
A tweet from Macmillan Cancer Support appears to suggest that 11 million people with hearing loss in the UK can’t access extra help following a cancer diagnosis. This is unlikely …
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Tumours are not ‘there to save your life’
A Facebook post which claims cancer is ‘created’ by doctors performing needle biopsies on tumours and that it can be starved by natural remedies is inaccurate and potentially harmful.
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1939 Cancer Act doesn’t criminalise discussion of cancer ‘cures’
The legislation prohibits advertising ‘cures’ to the general public, including orthodox treatments.
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