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Cancer Patients Swapping Chemotherapy for Ivermectin as Oncologists Sound Alarm

The Eastern Herald

The Eastern Herald

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June 26, 2026

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A JAMA Network Open study tracking 68 million patient records found ivermectin prescriptions among cancer patients more than doubled after Mel Gibson's Joe Rogan interview. The American Society of Clinical Oncology says there is no clinical evidence the antiparasitic drug treats cancer and that its interactions with chemotherapy remain incompletely understood.

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