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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Science
David Unyime Nkanta

CIA Slammed After Declassified 1951 Report Linking Parasites and Cancer Cells Resurfaces Online

A declassified 1951 CIA report titled 'Biochemical Resemblance Between Endoparasites and Malignant Tumours' has triggered a viral storm across social media, with theorists claiming it exposes a 'suppressed' parasitic origin for cancer.

The document, originally a summary of research by Soviet Professor VV Alpatov, was released in 2011 but has recently been weaponised by online communities to suggest that global health agencies have ignored a 'parasite-based cure.'

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