FDA’s warning on Online Cancer Fraud: •The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to use Fraudulent online cancer treatments which are frequently offered as natural treatments and dietary supplements. •Such treatments come in many forms, including pills, tonics, and creams. •For instance, “black salves” are promoted as one of the fake cancer remedies. •The salves are sold with false promises that they will cure cancer by drawing out the disease from beneath the skin, but there is no scientific evidence that black salves are effective. •The corrosive, oily salves burn off layers of the skin and surrounding normal tissue and destroy large parts of peoples skin and underlying tissue, leaving terrible scars. •Another unproven remedy that has been hawked for decades is an herbal regimen known as the Hoxsey Cancer Treatment. •There is no scientific evidence that Hoxsey Cancer Treatment has any value to treat cancer. •An FDA official said that consumers should recognize the following phrases as red flags: o Treats all forms of cancer o Skin cancers disappear o Shrinks malignant tumors o Non-toxic o Doesnt make you sick o Avoid painful surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or other conventional treatments o Treat Non Melanoma Skin Cancers easily and safely fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm048383.htm
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:59:48 +0000
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