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The Rs 100 "R+Cu" (resveratrol and copper) anti-cancer magic tablet controversy: Results of online survey among oncologists
Purvish M Parikh 1 , Narayanan Prasad 2 , Raja Thirumalairaj 3 , Prasanta R Mohapatra 4 , Viraj Lavingya 5 , Hari Menon 6 , Ajay Bapna 7 , Prakash Chitalkar 8 , Govind B Kanakasetty 9 , Vineet G Gupta 10 , Arun Chandrasekharan 11 , Indu B Aggarwal 12 , Amish Vora 13 Recently, there has been a lot of interest and controversy regarding the media reporting the impending availability of a Rs 100 nutraceutical to prevent the resurgence of cancer. The institution involved rapidly issued a statement to clarify the facts. We also decided to see the short-term effect of this episode on the practicing oncologist. Here we present the results of this survey.
