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2024-10-15 11:27:13 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

William Makis lost his medical license years ago. His claims of treating patients with this treatment protocol are false. There is currently no scientific evidence to support Fenbendazole use as a cancer treatment in humans. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/20/facebook-posts/no-proof-dog-deworming-drug-fenbendazole-can-cure/ https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-no-evidence-to-prove-animal-deworming-drug-fenbendazole-can-cure-cancer https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33DM73U https://fullfact.org/health/fenbendazole-no-evidence-cancer-cure/ https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/lack-clinical-evidence-dog-dewormer-fenbendazole-cures-cancer/ https://jssbarristers.ca/rules/makis-v-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-of-alberta-complaint-review-committee/

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• William Makis lost his medical license years ago. His claims of treating patients with this treatment protocol are false. There is currently no scientific evidence to support Fenbendazole use as a cancer treatment in humans. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/20/facebook-posts/no-proof-dog-deworming-drug-fenbendazole-can-cure/ https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-no-evidence-to-prove-animal-deworming-drug-fenbendazole-can-cure-cancer https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33DM73U https://fullfact.org/health/fenbendazole-no-evidence-cancer-cure/ https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/lack-clinical-evidence-dog-dewormer-fenbendazole-cures-cancer/ https://jssbarristers.ca/rules/makis-v-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-of-alberta-complaint-review-committee/