Claim: A study shows that ginger kills 91% of leukaemia cells and shrinks tumours in mice.
Fact-check: Misleading claims about ginger and cancer - Full Fact
Verdict: the study looked at a substance from ginger, not ginger itself. the actual reduction in cancer cells was less than 91% in most of the experiments. tumours in mice grew less quickly when treated with the substance. they didn't shrink.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Dr Fergus Brown
Date published: 2023-03-21T00:00:00