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2025-03-15 10:29:27 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 753B15E1E59672E471881FB27A5FB48F142FA819F314ED137B7020B871064DDB
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Original Note:
The OP promoting “Vitamin B17” as an anti-cancer vitamin found in fruit seeds is dangerously misleading and false. Here are the key facts: The Truth About “Vitamin B17”: https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/cancer-patients-warned-against-toxic-vitamin-b17-miracle-cure/ https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/vitamin-b17-neither-vitamin-nor-cancer-treatment-can-cause-cyanide-poisoning/ Why It's Dangerous: https://fullfact.org/health/vitamin-B17-cancer/ https://www.webmd.com/cancer/amygdalin-cancer-treatment A 2015 systematic review concluded it has no cancer-fighting benefits: https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/no-vitamin-b17-isnt-vitamin-doesnt-cure-cancer-and-could NCI: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/laetrile-pdq#:~:text=No%20controlled%20clinical%20trials%20of%20laetrile%20have%20been%20reported.%20Anecdotal%20reports%20and%20case%20reports%20have%20not%20shown%20laetrile%20to%20be%20an%20effective%20treatment%20for%20cancer.
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