EU warnings on cancer treatments reported on the Internet

European authorities regulation Medicine They warn citizens against Clinics and suspicious institutions Amid reports of seed treatments offered in many countries, it assures the miraculous priests of cancer and other diseases.

Caution European Drugs Company (EMA) And National regulators It focuses on new innovative treatments that use genes, tissues or cells, such as genetic treatments or many cancer vaccines.

In UnionThese drugs – called advanced therapeutic drugs (MDA) – can only be provided if patients are admitted to the EMA, if managed within the structure of the medical examination or if a national company is provided Special clearance.

But recently, according to EMA, there are many clinics and companies Directly marketing Without evidence that patients are working or safe, and without consent Regulatory authorities.

The agency is specifically referred to as treatments Dendridic cellsIt is used to implement the body’s immune system to impact cancer cells and is a part of the so -called treatment Cancer vaccines.

According to EMA, these are Illegal treatments They are often declared as the last belief on the Internet or on social networks “using the concerns of patients and their families”.

R There is no official supervision of these drugs. “In addition, patients may have to face important Economic costs and emotional disorders With useless or harmful treatments, ”says Ema.

Regulators work “to take stringent measures” against seed treatments

Agency This is not the first time Warns patients with potential medical scams. In 2020, he pointed out that citizens propose unprecedented cellular therapies against hospitals and institutions CancerCardiovascular diseases, autism, cerebral palsy, muscle dystrophy and vision loss.

Recently, regulators’ concern “has been updated by recent cases These unpredictable treatments have been given directly to patients In many European countries, a spokesman for EMA for ‘EuroNius’ health said.

The spokesman showed a quote International research Published last year Spanish company It earned millions of euros, which sells illegal treatment by tendritic cells in hundreds of cancer patients from all over Europe.

Agency emphasized citizens Condemn national authorities For those who have sold secret treatments and promised to cooperate with the police from many countries, “take drastic measures” against them.

Study EmaThere are many warning signs for a drug to not be controlled: a company or the clinic named it “test”, but refuses to confirm that it is recognized or appreciated by the benefits of not supporting medical research. In a nutshell, according to the EMA: “Be careful about treatments reported on the Internet and social networks.”