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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
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
CLAIM REVIEWS
Insufficient clinical evidence demonstrating that turmeric cures or prevents cancer
SOURCE: Anonymous, Natural Solutions Magazine
Published: 20 Apr 2022

Current evidence doesn’t indicate that sunscreen ingredients increase the risk of cancer; it shows that unprotected sun exposure does
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, Instagram
Published: 09 Apr 2022

Lack of oxygen isn’t the root cause of cancer; no scientific evidence for claims that oxygen or ozone therapy cures cancer
SOURCE: Robert Barefoot, Kevin Trudeau, TikTok, Facebook
Published: 29 Mar 2022

No scientific evidence for claim by pathologist Ryan Cole that COVID-19 vaccines weaken the immune system
SOURCE: Ryan Cole, LifeSiteNews, Capitol Clarity
Published: 27 Sep 2021

Pregnancy tests don’t provide a conclusive diagnosis for testicular cancer; not all testicular cancers produce the hormone detected by pregnancy tests
SOURCE: Anonymous, The Adley Show
Published: 22 Sep 2021

Excess mucus is a common symptom rather than cause of disease; soursop is not a cancer treatment
SOURCE: Facebook User, Facebook
Published: 02 Sep 2021

Cancer and heart disease remain the two leading causes of death in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 30 Aug 2021

There is no evidence that eating cucumbers reduces the risk of cancer; cucumbers contain cucurbitacin B, which could be a candidate for developing new anti-cancer drugs
SOURCE: Ethan Evers , The Eden Prescription
Published: 04 May 2021

No evidence that the milk protein casein causes cancer; claim is based on animal studies involving other well-known risk factors for liver cancer like hepatitis B virus infection
SOURCE: Arjun Walia, Collective Evolution
Published: 21 Mar 2021

Article claiming that masks contribute to cancer development misrepresents a study about lung cancer that didn’t involve masks
SOURCE: Philip Schneider, Blacklisted News, GlobalResearch.ca
Published: 10 Feb 2021

INSIGHTS
Do radio waves from mobile devices cause cancer? A look at the evidence
— 08 Apr 2019
Here is who repeated an unsupported claim about “a complete cure for cancer in a year”, misleading millions on social media
— 15 Feb 2019