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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Megan Howe

Cancer patients needlessly dying after falling for natural 'cures' pushed on social media, oncologists warn

NHS staff on a ward at Ealing Hospital - (Jeff Moore/PA)

Cancer patients are needlessly dying because they are opting for ‘cures’ pushed on social media instead of proven treatments, oncologists have warned.

Doctors raised their concerns at the world’s largest cancer conference in Chicago, the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco).

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