Fake Cancer Cures

Warning Letters have been sent to 28 U.S. companies and two foreign individuals marketing a wide range of products fraudulently claiming to prevent and cure cancer, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today. The FDA also warns North American consumers against using or purchasing the products, which include tablets, teas, tonics, black salves, and creams, and are sold under various names on the Internet.

• FDA Press Release
• Warning Letters
• 187 Fake Cancer "Cures" Consumers Should Avoid
• Federal Trade Commission Operation False Hope
• Consumer Information: Beware of Online Cancer Fraud

   

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Date created: June 17, 2008, updated September 18, 2008

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