If you are like us, you want to do everything you can to help your pet live longer and healthier. It’s no secret that conventional medicine isn’t close to a cancer cure for people or pets, so many people turn to alternative remedies to heal their loved ones. One of the most popular is a low-cost dog dewormer called fenbendazole (known as Safe Guard, Pro Sense, and Panacur in some countries). This cheap veterinary drug is known to treat intestinal parasites and has anti-cancer properties, according to an increasing number of anecdotal reports.
A viral YouTube video that was based on an Oklahoma man’s story of using this dog medicine to beat cancer went viral last year. Joe Tippens claims the medication, along with vitamin E supplements and cannabidiol, saved him from a life-threatening diagnosis of osteosarcoma, a bone cancer that affects people and large dog breeds. He told Koco 5 News that he had been given a month to live when he started taking the fenbendazole.
A recent study published in Nature by UPenn researchers shows that the same type of immunotherapy that Tippens received could be used to cure humans with osteosarcoma, too. The research used modified listeria bacteria that contained a gene mutated in half of all osteosarcoma cells. When injected into dogs with osteosarcoma, the listeria activated their immune systems by making them feel sick and triggering killer immune cells that destroy cancerous cells. The results were impressive. One of the dogs, Sandy, who had a front leg amputated due to osteosarcoma, survived for more than five years after receiving the listeria infusion. dog dewormer cancer