Is sodium bicarbonate harmful?
Recent claims that sodium bicarbonate is a cure for cancer are unproven, and contradict many years of research into cancer. Animal experiments suggest that sodium bicarbonate encourages tumor growth. The doctor who promotes this therapy has been convicted of fraud and homicide in Italy where he has been banned from practicing medicine for life, and has been blamed for a number of other deaths. He is either a misunderstood genius being persecuted by Big Pharma, or a dangerous quack.