Fenbendazole is an antiparasitic drug that’s used to treat parasitic infections in humans. Some research suggests that it may also slow cancer cell growth in petri dishes and mice. But the results from these in-vitro studies rarely show up when tested in people. And there isn’t enough evidence from randomized clinical trials to prove that fenbendazole actually prevents or cures cancer in people.
A post on TikTok and Facebook has gone viral about a patient named Joe Tippens who claimed that he went into remission after taking fenbendazole. But experts told Full Fact that there’s no proof fenbendazole cured his cancer. It’s also important to remember that the man who made this claim was receiving other established cancer treatments at the same time, including immuno-cancer therapies.
The post claims that fenbendazole kills cancer cells “unlike your other NHS shit that just make the cancer cells lay dormant/sleep untill [sic] they are ready to wake back up”. But there is no scientific evidence that fenbendazole is an effective treatment for cancer. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration tells PolitiFact that it hasn’t been proven safe or effective for treating cancer.
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