Does HCG cause cancer?
Individuals (including health professionals) who don’t understand the Dr. Simeons HCG protocol or who are biased against the use of HCG for weight reduction may say a variety of things with the purpose of discouraging people from using HCG for weight reduction. One of the things that they may say is that HCG causes cancer. Here are the facts about the relationship between HCG and cancer: HCG does not cause cancer or stimulate growth of tumors. There are some tumors that produce HCG (but HCG did not cause these tumors). They include choriocarcinomas, germ cell tumors, teratomas, and islet cell tumors. It appears that some individuals have a double standard with regard to the medical use of HCG: Mainstream medicine has approved and accepted the use of HCG for use in fertility treatments. The dosages used for fertility treatments are significantly higher compared to those used for weight reduction. Mainstream medicine has approved the use of HCG for boys who are sexually underdeveloped. P
