Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-18 07:22:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A42C167241257DCC760DC573E140128AAE4AEB6DD5EB1F4D283B8E22E0C0AC63
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Original Note:
The claim that dandelion root is “far more effective in fighting cancer cells than chemotherapy” is false. Lab studies are far from conclusive and cannot be directly applied to human cancer treatment. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/04/fact-check-dandelion-root-does-not-treat-cancer-two-days/4886361001/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/17/instagram-posts/fact-checking-claim-dandelion-root-extract-cancer-/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5341965/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42177-z No large-scale clinical trials in humans: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/dandelion BIAS: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/npr-news-natural-news/ https://www.naturalnews.com/053880_dandelion_root_cancer_cell_suicide_chemotherapy.html
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