US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin's 'Ability To Kill Cancer Cells'

[erronis]

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/ivermectin-cancer-treatment-nih-study-dewormer-offlabel-drug/
Rachana Pradhan - KFF

Hard to believe that the organization I used to work for has stooped so low.

The National Cancer Institute, the federal research agency charged with leading the war against the nation's second-largest killer, is studying ivermectin as a potential cancer treatment, according to its top official.

"There are enough reports of it, enough interest in it, that we actually did -- ivermectin, in particular -- did engage in sort of a better preclinical study of its properties and its ability to kill cancer cells," said Anthony Letai, a physician the Trump administration appointed as NCI director in September.

Letai did not cite new evidence that might have prompted the institute to research the effectiveness of the antiparasitic drug against cancer. The drug, largely used to treat people or animals for infections caused by parasites, is a popular dewormer for horses.

"We'll probably have those results in a few months," Letai said. "So we are taking it seriously."

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[Initech]

1. It has literally ZERO cancer killing properties, you stupid morons!

There's nothing to study here. Case closed. The people peddling Ivermectin again can go fuck all of the way off.

[generalbetrayus]

2. "... did engage in sort of a better preclinical study of its properties and its ability to kill cancer cells ..."

Oh, WOW, science at its best!
The things scientists will do to get stupid assholes off their backs so they can go back to REAL research.
"We'll probably have those results in a few months." Translation: Go blow a dead bear, buttwipes!"

[highplainsdem]

3. Waiting to hear which department or agency they'll assign for research on transmuting lead into gold.

I'm sure Trump will want that, if he ever hears of the philosopher's stone. Especially since it's also supposed to create an elixir for rejuvenation and immortality.

[erronis]

5. I'm sure the rights to the final product will belong to trump and family.

I'm not worried about this succeeding, however.

[Disaffected]

6. You may be on to something here.

It would be harmless diversion to keep his putrid mind on something other than screwing up the world.

[gab13by13]

4. Is this the horse paste shit?

How many people died from Covid who took that for a cure?

[leftstreet]

16. You mix it with bleach

[Ilsa]

7. I heard that bleach does the same thing.

[Bettie]

10. Hey! Only if you shove

a UV light up your butt!

The UV light activates the bleach once you drink it!

[erronis]

11. And make sure the UV light is on AC power. Some unshielded wires could give the magats the thrill of their lives.

[Disaffected]

8. Good grief.

IIRC, Ivermectin was studied a few years ago at an Australian university. It was found to have some anti-cancer cell activity in the "test tube" but nothing significant in test animals. This BTW applies to a large number of potential anti-cancer compounds.

[sakabatou]

9. *facepalm*

[ProfessorGAC]

12. A Few Months?

Results in a few months? Did they start studying this in 2018?
There is no way they're going to get valid, even preliminary, results on months.
Sounds like either the fix is in or they aren't taking it seriously because the know the results will be that it's useless.

[erronis]

14. I think that's like trump's "a couple of weeks"

[highplainsdem]

15. No way to know whether the announcement is just red meat for the base or a sincere announcement

from one of the high level lunatics.

It would be so nice to have a sane working government again...

[ProfessorGAC]

21. Certainly Can't Argue About That!

Incompetence is rampant.

[milestogo]

13. Apparently "the stupid" is contagious.

[Mz Pip]

17. Meanwhile

My friend’s Alzheimers research grant application was denied. He’s been working on it through the NIH. Maybe he should rewrite it to study the use of Invermectin to slow the progress of Alzheimers.

[erronis]

18. Not a bad idea. And it really doesn't need to involve ivermectin except as a few meaningless citations.

[Johnny2X2X]

19. This exact thing killed my next door neighbor

She was a good neighbor who was hilarious. Late 60s and a widow. Her bladder cancer came back and her church group convinced her to suspend chemo and take Ivermectin instead. She told me this in April a few years ago and she died in August. Apparently her doctor came to her house to try to talk some sense into her, but her church group had examples of it curing people of all types of cancer. She literally died for Trump's lies about Ivermectin. And now more people will die because of RFK Jr's lies and diverting critical resources to research internet anecdotes. INSANE!

[orangecrush]

20. JHFC