laetrile

The family wanted him to take Laetrile, which is illegal in this country.

Have any side effects or risks been reported from laetrile?

The side effects of laetrile appear to depend on the way it is given.

The first wave was the legalization by 27 states of laetrile in the late 1970s.

Laetrile is not approved for use in the United States.

Consequently, laetrile was legalized in more than 20 states during the 1970s.

Laetrile is a compound that has been used as a treatment for people with cancer worldwide.

Have any clinical trials (research studies with people) of laetrile been conducted?

Findings from only 2 clinical trials with laetrile have been published.

Laetrile has a melting point of 214 to 216 degrees Celsius.

Vale was convicted in 2003 for, among other things, marketing laetrile.

But the efficacy of laetrile was disproven by six separate studies.

Laetrile, for example, is a poison that releases cyanide inside the body.

Subsequently, laetrile was tested on 14 tumor systems without evidence of effectiveness.

Laboratory and animal studies have shown little evidence that laetrile is effective against cancer.

Laetrile has been used as an anticancer treatment in humans worldwide.

Laetrile is a compound that contains a chemical called amygdalin.

Have any preclinical (laboratory or animal) studies been conducted using laetrile?

Cyanide is thought to be the main anticancer ingredient in laetrile.

Four different theories have been advanced to explain the anticancer activity of laetrile.

Laetrile is given by mouth (orally) as a pill.

In contrast, some approaches, such as the use of laetrile, have been studied and found ineffective or possibly harmful.

Since the 1970s, Griffin has promoted laetrile as a cancer treatment, a view considered quackery by the medical community.

What is the history of the discovery and use of laetrile as a complementary or alternative treatment for cancer?

By 1978, more than 70,000 people in the United States had reportedly been treated with Laetrile.