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PolitiFact→ Community Oncology Alliance – Oncologists' claim that Build Back Better Act will slash cancer care funding omits key details

2021-12-07 "An independent analysis shows that payments for cancer care will be slashed by close to 45% causing cancer clinics to close and massively raising your healthcare costs.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dandelion Root Does NOT Kill 98% Of Cancer Cells — Lab Studies Only Show Its Potential

2021-12-07 Does dandelion root kill 98% of cancer cells? No, that's not true: Some lab studies done in vitro (petri dish or test tube work not using living bodies) have shown a potential for dandelion root to kill cancer cells. However, those studie Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Avocados Reduce Risk of Cervical Cancer Or ‘Take 9 Months To Ripen’

2021-12-03 Do avocados reduce the risk of cervical cancer, and do they take "9 months to ripen"? No, that's not true: While avocados contribute to maintaining an overall healthy diet, researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) told Lead Stor Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Fashion Designer Virgil Abloh Dies of Cancer at 41

2021-11-28 Designer Virgil Abloh, a leading fashion executive hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of his generation, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 41. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Natural News, others jump to conclusions unsupported by the study they cite to claim COVID-19 vaccines destroy the immune system and cause cancer

2021-11-26 REVIEW   On 5 November 2021, Natural News published a post in which they claimed a recent scientific study showed that the spike protein in the COVID-19 vaccines accumulated in the nucleus of cells and destroyed “DNA repair pathways, paving the wa Go to site post…»

Logically→ Sunscreen causes cancer, not sunlight.

2021-11-26 Reports have proven sunscreens protect against sun rays that can cause cancer. Further, claims that sunscreens are hazardous to health are false. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Cannabis, also known as Marijuana, can cure cancer.

2021-11-24 Currently, there is not enough conclusive evidence that Marijuana cures cancer. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Asparagus Does NOT Cure Cancer

2021-11-22 Does asparagus cure cancer? No, that's not true: While asparagus could be part of an overall healthy plant-based diet to help lower cancer risks, it is not a miracle cure for cancer. This claim has been making the rounds for more than a d Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Baking Soda Does NOT Combat Cancer — It Treats Digestion Problems

2021-11-19 Does baking soda combat cancer? No, that's not true: While there are immunotherapy studies that explore how acidity may affect cancer cells, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) representative tells Lead Stories that baking soda "is not an a Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ No evidence suggests that Pfizer’s smoking cessation medication Chantix increases the risk of cancer; recall of this product is irrelevant to the safety of COVID-19 vaccines

2021-11-05 REVIEW Misinformation discouraging COVID-19 vaccination has taken many forms. One of them involves misleading claims suggesting that COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers marketed unsafe products in the past. These narratives foster distrust in the product Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic Says He Has ‘Aggressive Cancer’

2021-11-04 The man known as “Tiger King,” who gained fame in a Netflix documentary following his conviction for trying to hire someone to kill an animal rights activist, says he has cancer. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Kinder Joy Candy Contains A Wax That Causes Cancer — Or Any Wax

2021-11-03 Do Kinder Joy candies contain a wax that causes cancer? No, there's no evidence of that: A post making the claim offers no proof or source to substantiate that claim. The manufacturer of the egg-shaped candy says there's no wax in Kinder Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did University Students Develop Compound That Kills Brain Cancer Cells?

2021-11-02 Cases of a brain cancer known as glioblastoma are almost always fatal. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ What We Know About the Breast Cancer Vaccine

2021-10-29 Is prevention in our future? Go to site post…»

Logically→ Nasal swabs used for COVID-19 tests contain dangerous levels of Ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing substance.

2021-10-29 Only a small amount of ethylene oxide is used to sterilize nasal swabs. This is not high enough to cause cancer. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Colin Powell’s COVID-19 Death Followed Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment

2021-10-21 SciCheck Digest Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died from complications of COVID-19. Although he was fully vaccinated, he was also 84 years old and was a cancer patient who had undergone treatment for multiple myeloma — factors that put hi Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Cancer Has Increased From 1 In 20 People During Early 1900s To 1 In 3 People Today — But Cancer Risks DO Depend On Area

2021-10-20 Have cancer cases increased from 1 in 20 people in the early 1900s to 1 in 3 people, according to the latest available data? It depends: While there does not appear to be widespread cancer data from the early 1900s for comparison, the cur Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does Not Prove Its Claim That ‘Molnupiravir’ COVID Pill Causes Human Mutations and Cancer

2021-10-20 Did this video prove its claim that the proposed oral COVID drug called molnupiravir is poisonous and causes cancer and mutations? No, that's not true: There's no credible and peer-reviewed lab or clinical data supplied, and the publicly- Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plastic Water Bottles Do NOT Contain Dioxin, But Breast Cancer Researchers Worry About Other Compounds

2021-10-09 Does drinking out of a water bottle that's been left in a hot car give people breast cancer due to dioxin exposure? No, that's not true: Dioxins can give people cancer, but dioxin is not found in the plastics used to bottle water, be they Go to site post…»

Logically→ Cannabis oil can cure cancer.

2021-10-07 There is no evidence that CBD can cure cancer. Though some have reported it can help with side effects, research is still ongoing. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The herb artemisia absinthium can kill 98 percent of cancer cells in just 16 hours.

2021-10-01 Artemisia absinthium does not have cancer-killing properties. Artemisia annua has been used in clinical trials against cancer. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ The role of antiperspirant in causing breast cancer is not proven

2021-09-30 A widely shared Facebook post makes a number of false or unevidenced claims about the link between breast cancer and the use of antiperspirant deodorant.  Cancer Research UK told Full Fact that there was “no convincing evidence” to sup Go to site post…»

Logically→ There has been a 20-fold increase in cancers among vaccinated individuals.

2021-09-28 Reports about vaccinated people being more prone to cancer are unsubstantiated and propagated by anti-vaxxers to undermine the vaccination process. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Pregnancy tests can’t reliably diagnose testicular cancer

2021-09-27 A post on Facebook claims that a positive pregnancy test result for men could indicate high levels of hormones linked to testicular cancer.  While it’s true that some forms of testicular cancer could cause a positive result on a pregnancy te Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Pregnancy tests don’t provide a conclusive diagnosis for testicular cancer; not all testicular cancers produce the hormone detected by pregnancy tests

2021-09-22 REVIEW On 15 September 2021, a Facebook video was shared about how men can use pregnancy tests to diagnose testicular cancer. In the video, three men checked the results of their pregnancy tests and claimed that a positive result would “show high Go to site post…»

Logically→ Home pregnancy tests can detect testicular cancer.

2021-09-21 Home pregnancy tests are not a reliable way of detecting testicular cancer. If you are worried about testicular cancer, you must consult a doctor. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Norm Macdonald ‘When I Hear a Guy Lost a Battle to Cancer’ Quote

2021-09-14 On September 14 2021, the death of comedian Norm Macdonald was widely reported; soon after the news broke, a purported quote of Macdonald’s about “cancer” and “battles” began circulating on Imgur: Across news outlets, Mac Go to site post…»

Snopes→ What We Know About the Cancer-Detecting Blood Test

2021-09-13 The “revolutionary” large-scale trial is a world first. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Sen. Amy Klobuchar Says She Was Treated for Breast Cancer

2021-09-09 The Democrat added that the treatment was successful. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Excess mucus is a common symptom rather than cause of disease; soursop is not a cancer treatment

2021-09-02 REVIEW A video originally posted to TikTok and shared around 5,000 times on Facebook claimed that “mucus is the cause of all diseases” and listed ways to reduce the production of mucus. Mucus is a protective secretion produced by the body. Mucus c Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘Real Housewives’ Star Gregg Leakes Dies of Cancer

2021-09-01 Leakes was 66. Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Cancer and heart disease deaths didn’t disappear during the pandemic

2021-08-30 A claim being shared on social media beneath an image of a cowboy is all hat and no cattle. “Might as well resume smoking,” the post says. “No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started.” One post Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Cancer and heart disease remain the two leading causes of death in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021-08-30 REVIEW Several memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic have become popular on social media platforms since 2020. One such example can be seen in Go to site post…»

Logically→ Wearing a face mask can cause cancer.

2021-08-23 There is no evidence that wearing face masks causes decreased oxygen levels leading to cancer. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Cancer and other diseases are caused by emotional problems.

2021-08-09 Diseases rarely have one singular cause and are not a result of psychological issues. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Kathy Griffin Says She is Undergoing Surgery for Lung Cancer

2021-08-02 “It’s been a helluva four years, trying to get back to work, making you guys laugh and entertaining you, but I’m gonna be just fine,” the comedian wrote. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Daily cancer deaths not higher than those from Covid during last 40 days

2021-07-29 The UK has recorded fewer Covid deaths in the past 40 days combined than just one day of cancer deaths. James Melville, 18 July 2021. Prominent tweeter and communications consultant James Melville tweeted on 18 July that over the past 40 days fewer pe Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ No evidence Rife machines can cure all cancers

2021-07-16 A post on social media claims that Raymond Rife created a device that could “cure over 5000 diseases including all cancers, infections and more” and asks “why aren’t we using it”? This claim is not proven. Cancer Research Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is Use of Lye-Based Hair Relaxers Linked to a Higher Risk of Breast Cancer?

2021-07-16 Frequent and long-term use of lye-based hair straightening products, or relaxers, may increase the risk of breast cancer among Black women, compared with more moderate use. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US COVID-19 Deaths Hit 600,000, Equal to Yearly Cancer Toll

2021-06-15 The number of lives lost is greater than the population of Baltimore or Milwaukee. Go to site post…»

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