Medical Root Canals & Cancer: Is There Evidence?

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The discussion centers around skepticism regarding a website that claims a link between root canals and cancer. The original poster expresses doubt due to the site's name, "realfarmacy," and finds that most sources cited lead back to Dr. Joseph Mercola, known for promoting controversial health claims. A search on PubMed yielded no relevant studies supporting the cancer connection. Concerns are raised about the credibility of Mercola's claims, as he has been criticized by medical authorities for promoting unsubstantiated health information and has faced regulatory actions from the FDA. Overall, there is a strong sentiment that the claims lack scientific backing and are considered dubious.
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I recently had a friend on facebook share this website
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it suggests there's a causal relationship between root canals and cancer. Right off the bat, given the website name, realfarmacy, i was skeptical. I tried to check their sources and did a few searches on google and they all seem to come back to one place, Dr. Mercola
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The sources are listed on the bottom of the page. There was only 1 source that explicitly mentioned cancer but it was blocked by our corporate firewall and flagged malicious. The other sources had to do with raw food diets and bacteria in a person's mouth.

I went to pubmed and did a search there for root canal cancer but I didn't see anything relevant (I am a computer programmer so take that with a pinch of salt)

Is there any evidence to support this claim outside of what Mercola says?

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It's crackpottery.

http://www.quackwatch.com/11Ind/mercola.html

FDA Orders Dr. Joseph Mercola to Stop Illegal Claims

Many of Mercola's articles make unsubstantiated claims and clash with those of leading medical and public health organizations. For example, he opposes immunization [4] fluoridation [5], mammography [6], and the routine administration of vitamin K shots to the newborn [7]; claims that amalgam fillings are toxic [8]; and makes many unsubstantiated recommendations for dietary supplements. Mercola's reach has been greatly boosted by repeated promotion on the "Dr. Oz Show."
 
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