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2025-01-11 00:20:11 UTC - HELPFUL
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Fenbendazole and Ivermectin are drugs used to deworm dogs Worms are parasites whereas cancer is not. Cancer grows from mutations in a person’s cells. Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism. https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2025/ivermectin-cure-cancer-parasite/ Neither drug has had human trials.
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