Misinformation about cancer is a constant on social media. Although there is no proof that any food, tea or drink cures or prevents cancer, every day posts are shared about supposed “anti-cancer” foods or drinks that are “allies” in the treatment of the disease. In this sense, it has been suggested for decades that vitamin B17 supplementation cures cancer. But is that really the case? Is taking this vitamin a “natural” and effective alternative to cancer?

Is it true that vitamin B17 cures cancer?

Paula Ravasco, doctor, nutritionist and director of the International Postgraduate Program “Nutrition and Metabolism in Oncology” at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), says that not only is there no scientific evidence that vitamin B17 cures cancer, but that taking it can also pose health risks.

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