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Zeolites are volcanic minerals sold as 'detox' and anti-cancer supplements. They have never been tested as a cancer treatment in people. They can bind medicines and stop them being absorbed, may interfere with chemotherapy, and one European product contained high levels of arsenic, lead and mercury.
Zeolites are hydrated aluminium silicate minerals, natural or synthetic, marketed as heavy-metal detoxifiers, immune modulators, pH balancers and antioxidants. Memorial Sloan Kettering's About Herbs entry notes that a company patented a synthetic zeolite as a cancer drug in 2001 on the basis of laboratory, plant and animal data, with injection directly into the tumour, which rules out any benefit by mouth; zeolites have not been studied as a cancer drug in human clinical trials and supplements are not approved as safe or effective. Preliminary data suggest zeolite formulations used alongside standard treatment may reduce neuroendocrine tumour-related diarrhoea and chemotherapy neuropathy, which need confirmation. Risks: zeolites chelate and raise stomach pH, so they can reduce absorption of many drugs, including tetracyclines, quinolones and iron, and may break enteric coatings; MSK advises against taking them with any medication, with chemotherapy (possible antioxidant interference), or after transplant or with immunosuppressants (graft-versus-host reactions in animals). A European product contained high levels of heavy metals. Erionite, a fibrous zeolite, causes mesothelioma when inhaled; there is no evidence that other forms cause cancer.
Porous cage-like minerals that exchange ions and bind molecules; in the gut they bind medicines as readily as toxins.
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