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As foreign patients reported that they took terminal repellent and had terminal cancer, the drug was sold in Korea as well. The health authorities have said they are concerned about side effects and told them not to take them.

I'm Kim Hyung-rae.

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The Korea Food and Drug Administration once again recommended that cancer patients should not use fenbendazole, an animal repellent, with the Korean Cancer Society.

This ingredient is known to have anti-cancer effects by inhibiting the organs inside the cells that make up the skeleton of cancer cells. .

He also warned that many people must take large amounts over a long period of time in order to get anti-cancer effects.

There is a growing claim that fenbendazole has been used for over 40 years on SNS and is safe due to its low absorption in the body.

But because 40 years of prescribing is not a human but an animal, the effects on humans cannot be guaranteed.

In addition, due to the low absorption rate, high doses have to be taken, which eventually increases toxicity.

The KFDA recommended to refrain from taking fenbendazole last month and the US patient's video showing that terminal cancer developed.