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2025-01-13 00:07:07 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2B4F1510048CAC4929BE7F0F30696F965319D2455053999A9C01BBD38E5A8ACF
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The claims made about ivermectin and Fenbendazole efficacy against cancer, aren't supported by human clinical evidence. https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33E87YP https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/20/facebook-posts/no-proof-dog-deworming-drug-fenbendazole-can-cure/ https://www.healthline.com/health/pancreatic-cancer/fenbendazole-for-pancreatic-cancer#clinical-trials Most studies have been conducted in vitro or in animal models. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29257278/ https://jeccr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13046-019-1251-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41523-021-00229-5 Ivermectin and Fenbendazole are not approved by the FDA for cancer treatment. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9086156/
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