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Articles tagged with: Cancer
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Daily Mail article misleads with clickbait headline claiming cowpox-derived virus will “kill every type of cancer”
in Daily Mail, by Zoe Zaczek
— 20 Nov 2019
"This article substantially overhypes early pre-clinical work with a viral therapy that has not yet been tested in even the earliest stages of human clinical trials. The headline i..
Viral news article misinterprets classification of processed meat as carcinogenic in claiming it is “as harmful as cigarettes”
in Truth Reporter, by vinit
— 05 Dec 2018
"The classification of processed meat as “Group 1” – carcinogenic to humans means that the evidence is as strong as for other risk factors included in the Group 1 category, i..
CLAIM REVIEWS
Claim that a mouse study shows COVID-19 vaccine causes “turbo cancer” distorts study findings
CLAIM
“New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’”
SOURCE: Jonas Vesterberg, The Florida Standard
Published: 20 Jul 2023
VERDICT
Lab-grown meat isn’t made of cancerous cells
CLAIM
Cultivated meat is produced using “cancerous and pre-cancerous cells”
SOURCE: TikTok user, TikTok
Published: 15 Jul 2023
VERDICT
Breast cancer cases haven’t doubled in U.S. women under 45, despite social media claims
CLAIM
“There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.”
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 23 Jun 2023
VERDICT
Lack of clinical evidence for the claim that dog dewormer fenbendazole cures cancer
CLAIM
Fenbendazole cures cancer
SOURCE: Joe Tippens, Facebook
Published: 24 May 2023
VERDICT
Flawed comparison of cancer mortality between fluoridated and non-fluoridated U.S. cities doesn’t provide sufficient evidence that fluoride causes cancer
CLAIM
Rise in cancer after water fluoridation was introduced shows fluoride causes cancer; “Fluoride amounts to public murder on a grand scale”
SOURCE: Dean Burk, Facebook, YouTube
Published: 22 May 2023
VERDICT
No evidence that hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin cure cancer; cancer and multiple sclerosis aren’t caused solely by parasites, contrary to claim by orthopedic surgeon
CLAIM
Cancer and multiple sclerosis are caused by parasites; hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin can cure cancer
SOURCE: Lee Merritt, After Hours with Dr. Sigoloff
Published: 12 May 2023
VERDICT
Sugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer
CLAIM
Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer
SOURCE: Mark Hyman, Barbara O'Neill, The School of Greatness
Published: 05 May 2023
VERDICT
Kaposi’s sarcoma is an opportunistic cancer that occurs in advanced AIDS patients; it’s not caused by poppers
CLAIM
Poppers are the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma
SOURCE: Robert Willner, Facebook
Published: 07 Apr 2023
VERDICT
“Vitamin B17” is neither a vitamin nor a cancer treatment and can cause cyanide poisoning
CLAIM
Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties”
SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook
Published: 10 Mar 2023
VERDICT
No clinical evidence supports the use of baking soda as a cancer treatment
CLAIM
Cancer can be treated with baking soda
SOURCE: Anya Vien, Living Traditionally
Published: 03 Mar 2023
VERDICT
INSIGHTS
Can mistletoe cure cancer?
— 16 May 2023
Introduction Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. In 2020, an estimated 19.3 million new cancers were diagnosed and about 10 million people died from the disease[1]. B...
Do radio waves from mobile devices cause cancer? A look at the evidence
— 08 Apr 2019
Mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives, and most people would not consider even leaving the house without one. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has est...
Here is who repeated an unsupported claim about “a complete cure for cancer in a year”, misleading millions on social media
— 15 Feb 2019
Another purported cure-all for cancer A claim that the “first complete cure for cancer” had been discovered by an Israeli startup made waves on the Internet recently. This clai...