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Imitinef Mercilet – Misleading Free Blood Cancer Medicine Advice Message – Hoax-Slayer

This story was first published on July 29, 2010

Outline

Message advises recipients that “Imitinef Mercilet”, a medicine that cures blood cancer, is available free of charge from the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai, India.




Brief Analysis

The Adyar Cancer Institute is a real health facility. “Imitinef Mercilet” is apparently an alternative spelling of the cancer drug, Imatinib mesylate. It is true that Imatinib (or “Imitinef”) is available free of charge for patients who have been admitted to the Adyar Cancer Institute hospital for cancer treatment. However, the Institute is not handing out the drug freely to all as suggested in the message. Moreover, the drug certainly does not cure all blood cancers as claimed in the message.

Example

Subject: Free Medicine for Blood Cancer!!!!

Please don’t delete this without forwardingDear all,

I have forwarded it to the maximum I can.

Let it reach the 110 crores Indians and the remaining if any.

Put yourself, if you or your brother or sister or your mom and dad or any x, y, z near you, got affected, then how u would have reacted, think it, Forward it.

‘Imitinef Mercilet’ is a medicine which cures blood cancer. Its available free of cost at “Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai”. Create Awareness. It might help someone.

Forward to as many as u can, kindness cost nothing.



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