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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
Possible increases in cancer rates and lower life expectancy in 2021 are primarily driven by effects of COVID-19, not vaccination
SOURCE: Joseph Mercola, Children's Health Defense
Published: 13 Jan 2023

The Hoxsey herbal mixture doesn’t cure cancer
SOURCE: Facebook Users, Facebook
Published: 29 Dec 2022

Viral videos on Facebook promote unproven cancer cures; no evidence that pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. FDA are hiding the cure for cancer
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook
Published: 24 Dec 2022

Face masks don’t cause hypercapnia or blood acidity; no evidence indicates that these conditions increase cancer risk
SOURCE: Christina Parks, America's Frontline Doctors
Published: 24 Nov 2022

Little clinical evidence supports the use of high-dose intravenous vitamin C to treat cancer
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 11 Oct 2022

No clinical evidence supports using cannabis to treat cancer or other conditions, although specific chemicals found in cannabis can be medically useful
SOURCE: Drug Possession Laws, Facebook
Published: 09 Sep 2022

Cancer is caused by mutations, not the body’s acidity; eating alkaline foods can’t alter the body’s pH to prevent or treat cancer
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 13 Aug 2022

No scientific data support the existence of orgone and its ability to cure cancer
SOURCE: Facebook Users, Facebook
Published: 27 May 2022

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

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