Drinking Hot Water Kills Cancer Cells Claim Fact Checked
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Summary
Drinking hot water does not kill cancer cells; laboratory hyperthermia studies use temperatures and delivery methods far beyond what is achieved by consuming hot beverages, and no evidence supports a therapeutic effect. Genetically modified foods do not change human DNA; extensive scientific reviews confirm that GM foods are not integrated into the human genome.
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- Possible Genetic Risks from Heat-Damaged DNA in Food - PMC
Also potentially relevant is the fact that most plants are known to contain far smaller amounts of DNA per weight compared to animals (Supporting Information, Table 1).9 The observation that plant-based diets34 are association with lower cancer risks would also be consistent with these findings; further studies are required to better understand DNA damage in cooked plant-based foods relative to meats.
- Hot water extract of Chlorella vulgaris induced DNA damage and apoptosis - PMC
Chlorella vulgaris inhibited the proliferation of human liver cancer cells (HepG2) in a concentration‐dependent manner, ranging from 0‐4 mg/ml as shown by BrdU proliferation assay with a 50% reduction at 1.6 mg/ml, (IC50) (Fig. 1). The high IC50 is expected as C. vulgaris is classified as a food and not a drug.
- Genetically modified foods, cancer, and diet: myths and reality
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- Update: Turning the Heat on Cancer - PMC - NIH
1). These studies documented that the bioprobes lock onto human breast cancer cells grafted into mice, and that sufficient heat was generated to induce these human cancers to regress.14 After only 20 minutes of treatment, significant tumor regression and cell death by necrosis were observed (Fig.
- Temperature-dependent cell death patterns induced by functionalized gold nanoparticle photothermal therapy in melanoma cells | Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Temperature-dependent cell death patterns induced by functionalized gold nanoparticle photothermal therapy in melanoma cells
- Investigations concerning the impact of consumption of hot beverages on acute cytotoxic and genotoxic effects in oral mucosa cells | Scientific Reports
Kampinga, H. H. & Laszlo, A. DNA double strand breaks do not play a role in heat-induced cell killing. Cancer Res.
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