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2024-08-06 13:49:02 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0A931EF857AE864F4EC78FEC01820A6B38ED31708ABCDE4DFA2E516038D39264
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The FDA has banned the sale of laetrile (B17) due to its potential for cyanide poisoning and the lack of evidence supporting its use as a cancer treatment. This ban extends to products containing amygdalin, such as bitter almonds marketed for cancer treatment. https://fullfact.org/health/vitamin-B17-cancer/ https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/complementary-alternative-therapies/individual-therapies/laetrile https://www.webmd.com/cancer/amygdalin-cancer-treatment https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/b17-vitamin https://www.webmd.com/cancer/cancer-apricot-seeds
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