But what’s for real and what’s just random?
Nope.We have yet to establish that antioxidants can prevent cancer, Dr. Bevers says.
Probably.If you know where to surf.
Info on blogs can be sketchy, and even quality websites can’t always put breaking news in context.
Dr. Bevers likes the American Cancer Society (Cancer.org) and National Cancer Institute (Cancer.gov) sites.
“The FDA requires definitive evidence to label a product,” Dr. Bevers says.
“Pot doesn’t cure cancer,” Dr. Bevers says.
But she notes that it can help cancer patients cope with chemo-induced nausea.
It doesn’t look good.
“There’s no scientific evidence that these things don’t work,” Dr. Shields says.
However, cancer patients with a strong support system do seem to fare better.
More research will help us understand why.
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