Drinking pineapple pieces with hot water will not cure cancer !

Various posts are widely shared on social media stating treatments for various severe illnesses such as cancer. Sometimes, due to the seriousness of the diseases, it is common in today’s society to resort to the relevant treatment methods without examining the facts in those posts, and sometimes, those actions have resulted in the loss of lives. 

This is our investigation into such a post shared through social media stating that drinking a few pieces of pineapple with hot water can cure cancer.

Social Media Posts :

A social media post was shared stating the following.

“CANCER IS DEFEATED.

Pineapple hot water:-

Please spread it to the world!! Please spread it to the world!!

ICBS General Hospital Professor Dr. Gilbert A. Kwok insisted that if everyone who received this bulletin could send ten copies to ten people, at least one life would be saved.

I have done my part; hope you too can..

Thanks!

Pineapple hot water can save you from cancer;

Hot pineapple kills cancer cells.

Thinly slice 2 to 3 pieces of pineapple into a cup and add hot water, and it will be “alkaline water”; if you drink it daily, it is good for everyone.

Hot pineapple releases anti-cancer substances; it’s the latest advancement in medicine for effective cancer treatment.

The warm fruit of pineapple has the effect of killing cysts and tumors; It has been proven to cure all types of cancer.

Pineapple hot water clears all the germs and toxins from the body due to allergies/allergies.

A drug derived from pineapple juice only destroys *violent cells* and does not affect healthy cells.

Also, the amino acids and pineapple polyphenols in pineapple juice can control high blood pressure, prevent blockage of internal blood vessels, improve blood circulation and reduce blood clotting.

After reading, tell others, family, friends and take care of your health.

Send this message to at least five groups

some will not send

But I hope you will definitely send it”

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Here is how it was shared through social media.

As this post has been widely circulated among users on Facebook, we took steps to investigate its accuracy.

Fact Check :

We first checked whether, as mentioned in the post above, a doctor named Gilbert A. Kwok of ICBS General Hospital had claimed that drinking hot water mixed with pineapple pieces could cure cancer.

Accordingly, a website in Nigeria stated that a doctor named Professor Gilbert A. Kwok Kay from an ICBS hospital had stated the above-mentioned facts. Archived Link

But during our investigation, we couldn’t find any information online, regarding such a hospital or a doctor.

However, as mentioned in the above article, we investigated whether drinking hot water with pineapple pieces can cure cancer.

President of the Indonesian Cancer Foundation

Professor Dr. Aru Wisaksono Sudoyo, chairman of the Indonesian Cancer Foundation told AFP, that although pineapple contains compounds with many healthy benifits, there are no enough evidence to suggest that the fruit is a cancer treatment.

He noted that while consuming pineapple and other healthy fruits and vegetables may help reduce the risk of cancer, they are not equivalent to medical treatments or cures for the disease.

However, bromelain, a group of enzymes found in pineapple, has been investigated in laboratory test-tube studies as a dietary supplement to inhibit the growth of cancer cells, but due to the lack of human trials, it is not possible to conclude that it suppresses the growth of cancer cells. 

A cancer specialist in New York

Dr. Raymond Chang, a New York-based cancer specialist and the author of Beyond the Magic Bullet: The Anti-Cancer Cocktail, also points out that, research on the effects of pineapple on cancer cells is based solely on studies conducted in test tubes, so while many natural substances kill cancer cells in a synthetic laboratory environment, they do not work when applied to humans in practice. The investigative report published in this regard is here. Archived Link

Director of the National Cancer Control Program of Sri Lanka

We also inquired about this from Specialist Dr. Janaki Vidanapathirana, Director of the National Cancer Control Program of Sri Lanka, and she stated  that, eating all healthy fruits, not just pineapple, vegetables, maintaining good health habits, and exercising, not just pineapple, can help reduce the risk of cancer before it develops, but they are not cures for cancer.

Negombo Hospital Anesthetist Namal Wijesinghe also posted a video on his Facebook page regarding this, stating that nutritionists, physiotherapists, and immunology experts in the country have said that the content of this post is false. Dr. Namal Wijesinghe stated that pineapples boost immunity, provide antioxidant protection, and help maintain good health such as skin protection, but that putting pineapple pieces in hot water destroys its properties.

The doctor further stated that such false information should not be shared on social media. You can view the video here.

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Conclusion:

Our investigation shows that the posts circulating on social media stating that drinking a few pieces of pineapple in hot water can cure cancer, is false and misleading.

Foreign cancer experts, as well as the director of the Sri Lanka Cancer Control Program, confirm that eating pineapple and other fruits, is a good health habit, there is not clinical proof yet that pineapple has the power to cure cancer.