Claim: Q: Did people develop cancer because of the polio vaccine? A: There are no known cases, and it's very unlikely. In the 1950s and 1960s, people did receive polio vaccines contaminated with a virus that causes cancer in rodents. But research suggests this virus doesn't cause cancer in humans. FULL QUESTION Were people infected with cancer through the polio vaccine? FULL ANSWER Many of our readers have asked us whether people have developed cancer because they received the polio vaccine.
Fact-check: Did the Polio Vaccine Cause Cancer? - FactCheck.org
Verdict: q: did people develop cancer because of the polio vaccine? a: there are no known cases, and it's very unlikely. in the 1950s and 1960s, people did receive polio vaccines contaminated with a virus that causes cancer in rodents. but research suggests this virus doesn't cause cancer in humans. full question were people infected with cancer through the polio vaccine? full answer many of our readers have asked us whether people have developed cancer because they received the polio vaccine.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Vanessa Schipani
Date published: 2018-04-24T19:11:54