Mel Gibson is a legend of American cinema. Known for his absolutely iconic roles in The lethal weapon or even Braveheartthe actor has a voice that carries. Across the Atlantic, he is considered a true legend by some people. He is also known for his sometimes very strong opinions on certain societal subjects.
With his rather conservative visionhe does not hesitate to take positions going against certain proven scientific facts. For example, he was recently invited on a show during which he delivered certain truths which can be considered dangerous. This is what a French doctor insisted on reminding him.
Mel Gibson’s shocking statements
Mel Gibson, the famous American actor, recently participated to a very popular podcast in the United States. The hero of The lethal weapon then went into detail about some of his beliefs regarding miracle cures to treat cancer. In an extract viewed millions of times on social networks, the actor seems like this promote alternative treatments based on antiparasitics to treat cancer.
“I have three friends, tAll three had stage 4 cancer. None of them have cancer now. They had very serious problems! (…) They took what you heard about…”. To which the journalist will respond by listing the list of products in question, which are anti-parasitic agents. « Ivermectine, Fenbendazole… Yes I hear a lot about that… ».
A doctor’s response
The BFMTV teams therefore wanted to question a specialist in order to have his opinion on the actor’s statements. They therefore interviewed Jérôme Barrière, medical oncologist and Member of the French Cancer Society. The latter was particularly skeptical of Mel Gibson’s statements. He also wanted to warn people who would like to try it by explaining to them that it would be more counterproductive than anything else.
-“Today there is no clinical evidence in humans. I see 30 people a dayunfortunately I have never had this kind of case. You also have to keep your reason. The risks are that people will turn away from truly effective treatments by trying molecules that have not proven their effectiveness and wasting time ».
