Misleading
Risk of secondary cancer from chemotherapy is low; chemo ingredients aren’t just 100% mustard gas
Claim:
Chemotherapy is 100% mustard gas, chemotherapy causes cancer
Articles tagged with
Cancer
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Source: TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Alexander Hickman (aka Yahki Rapha Elohim), 2024-05-28 -
InaccurateMammograms don’t increase risk of dying from breast cancer; they reduce it
Claim:
Mammograms don’t prevent cancer; mammograms contribute to cancer development
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-05-22 -
UnsupportedCurrent evidence doesn’t suggest coffee contains toxic levels of mold, nor that it causes cancer
Claim:
Toxin found in coffee attacks the bladder and kidneys, causes cancer
Source: Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Maria Menounos, Dave Asprey, 2024-05-15 -
IncorrectClaim that fungi are the sole cause of cancer misinterprets data, makes baseless assumptions
Claim:
Fungi are the cause of cancer
Source: Know The Cause, Doug Kaufmann, 2024-04-30 -
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No research shows that dandelion can kill cancer cells or treat cancer in humans
Claim:
Dandelion is able to “kill 98% of cancer cells within 48 hours”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-05-06 -
Unsupported
Modified RNA in COVID-19 vaccines isn’t linked to cancer development
Claim:
A review “has found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could aid cancer development”
Source: The Highwire, America's Frontline Doctors, Social media users, 2024-04-16 -
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Mamavation report doesn’t provide sufficient evidence for the claim that Band-Aids contain “cancer-causing forever chemicals”
Claim:
Cancer-causing forever chemicals found in Band Aids
Source: TikTok, Social media users, 2024-04-03 -
Unsupported
It’s safe to use aluminum foil when cooking food; no evidence to date showing it causes Alzheimer’s or cancer
Claim:
Cooking with aluminum foil can cause Alzheimer’s, cancer
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-03-22 -
Incorrect
Claim that the HPV vaccine increases risk of cervical cancer misleads by cherry-picking data from FDA document
Claim:
HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer
Source: Instagram, Pierre Kory, 2024-03-27 -
Are claims linking recent U.S. trends in cancer diagnoses to COVID-19 vaccines plausible? A look at the available data
Since it takes several years to gather, verify, and consolidate cancer data at the national level, there’s no real-time way to monitor national cancer trends. Medical experts have also explained that there is no plausible mechanism or data that connect COVID-19 vaccines to cancer.
