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| ⚫ | }}</ref> The study suggested hypothetically possible disease mechanisms using only anecdotal reports from [[VAERS]] as evidence, and was described as "[[shifting the burden of proof]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Jeffrey |title=Does McCullough's paper really "establish a mechanistic framework" for mRNA vaccine harm? |url=https://www.covid-datascience.com/post/does-mccullough-s-paper-really-establish-a-mechanistic-framework-for-mrna-vaccine-harm/ |website=Covid-19 Data Science |date=21 April 2022}}</ref> Similarly, there are claims that a paper discussing a [[mouse]] dying of lymphoma "proves" the existence of turbo cancer. This is untrue.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yandell |first1=Kate |title=COVID-19 Vaccines Have Not Been Shown to Cause 'Turbo Cancer' |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2023/08/covid-19-vaccines-have-not-been-shown-to-cause-turbo-cancer/ |website=FactCheck.org |date=31 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Paper does not prove Pfizer mRNA vaccine causes 'turbo cancer' |url=https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33PC3M3 |work=Fact Check |agency=AFP |date=21 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Claim linking Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, cancer in mouse distorts study {{!}} Fact check |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/08/30/post-falsely-links-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-mouse-cancer-fact-check/70702575007/ |work=USA TODAY}}</ref> |
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According to the US [[National Cancer Institute]], "[t]here is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer, lead to recurrence, or lead to disease progression. Furthermore, COVID-19 vaccines do not change your DNA".<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Vaccines and People with Cancer - NCI |url=https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines-people-with-cancer |website=www.cancer.gov |language=en |date=10 February 2021}}</ref> |
According to the US [[National Cancer Institute]], "[t]here is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer, lead to recurrence, or lead to disease progression. Furthermore, COVID-19 vaccines do not change your DNA".<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Vaccines and People with Cancer - NCI |url=https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines-people-with-cancer |website=www.cancer.gov |language=en |date=10 February 2021}}</ref> |
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Turbo cancer is an anti-vaccination myth[1] centred on the idea that people vaccinated against COVID-19, especially with mRNA vaccines, are suffering from a high incidence of fast-developing cancers. The myth, spread by a number of vaccine opponents and related influencers including doctors,[2] has no factual basis.[3][4]
In late 2020, as COVID-19 vaccines were emerging, antivaccine doctors and social media personalities began circulating the unfounded idea that people vaccinated against COVID-19 were developing rapidly-spreading cancers.[1] These claims have tended to misrepresent single case reports or speculate based on anecdotes. David Gorski summarized the "turbo cancer" phenomenon as "the usual misinformation techniques used by antivaxxers: Citing anecdotes, wild speculation about biological mechanisms without a firm basis in biology, and conflating correlation with causation."[1]
For example, a paper by antivaccine scientists Stephanie Seneff, Peter McCullough and others claimed suppression of type 1 interferon could result in immune suppression that could promote cancer proliferation.[5] The study suggested hypothetically possible disease mechanisms using only anecdotal reports from VAERS as evidence, and was described as "shifting the burden of proof".[6] Similarly, there are claims that a paper discussing a mouse dying of lymphoma "proves" the existence of turbo cancer. This is untrue.[7][8][9]
According to the US National Cancer Institute, "[t]here is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer, lead to recurrence, or lead to disease progression. Furthermore, COVID-19 vaccines do not change your DNA".[10]
references
- ^ a b c "Do COVID-19 vaccines cause "turbo cancer"? | Science-Based Medicine". sciencebasedmedicine.org. 19 December 2022.
- ^ "False claims persist about COVID-19 vaccine-linked "turbo cancers"". Public Health Communication Collaborative (PHCC). 2023-08-18. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Fact Check-No evidence COVID-19 vaccines cause 'turbo cancer'". Reuters. Reuters. 14 December 2022.
- ^ Gorski, David (19 December 2022). "Do COVID-19 vaccines cause "turbo cancer"? »". Association of American Indian Physicians. AAIP.
- ^ Seneff, Stephanie; Nigh, Greg; Kyriakopoulos, Anthony M.; McCullough, Peter A. (June 2022). "Innate immune suppression by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations: The role of G-quadruplexes, exosomes, and MicroRNAs". Food and Chemical Toxicology. 164: 113008. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2022.113008. PMC 9012513. PMID 35436552.
- ^ Morris, Jeffrey (21 April 2022). "Does McCullough's paper really "establish a mechanistic framework" for mRNA vaccine harm?". Covid-19 Data Science.
- ^ Yandell, Kate (31 August 2023). "COVID-19 Vaccines Have Not Been Shown to Cause 'Turbo Cancer'". FactCheck.org.
- ^ "Paper does not prove Pfizer mRNA vaccine causes 'turbo cancer'". Fact Check. AFP. 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Claim linking Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, cancer in mouse distorts study | Fact check". USA TODAY.
- ^ "COVID-19 Vaccines and People with Cancer - NCI". www.cancer.gov. 10 February 2021.