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Cancer patients are advised to avoid wearing gold jewels.

A study published by the World Health Organisation and a news article by Malaysia Gazette refutes the statement.

A study published by the World Health Organisation and a news article by Malaysia Gazette refutes the statement.A video clip of blood cancer experiment with garlic vs gold is being shared on social media claiming that wearing gold can worsen cancer while garlic repels it.

Malaysia Gazette on 8th November 2017 had already published an article which said the news was fake. According to Consultant Gynaecologist and Oncologist Datuk Dr Mohd Rushdan Md. Noor the cancer cells die when it is removed surgically from the human body, and hence the experiment shown in the video is a fraud.

Research conducted by the Cancer Institute, Tehran University shows that gold nanoparticles have been beneficial at cancer radiation therapy and they are being used to treat forms of cancer.

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