For Patients & Caregivers
Tell your healthcare providers about any dietary supplements you’re taking, such as herbs, vitamins, minerals, and natural or home remedies. This will help them manage your care and keep you safe.
What is it?
Cellect has not been shown to treat cancer in humans.
Cellect is a line of dietary supplements that includes gelatin, cod liver oil, and different blends that consist of vitamin E, minerals, shark cartilage and milk thistle. It is thought to help maintain the body's normal functions, to boost the immune system, and to help fight cancer by fixing the body's chemical imbalances. However, none of these claims is backed by scientific evidence.
What are the potential uses and benefits?
- Cancer Treatment
Evidence is lacking to support this claim. - Health maintenance
Evidence is lacking to support this claim. - Immunostimulation
Evidence is lacking to support this claim.
What are the side effects?
- Upset stomach
- Loose stools
What else do I need to know?
Patient Warnings:
Cellect has not been studied in clinical trials and there is no evidence that it can be used to prevent or treat any diseases in humans. We do not support using this product as a cancer treatment.
Do Not Take if:
- You are pregnant or lactating
For Healthcare Professionals
Clinical Summary
Cellect has not been studied in clinical trials and there is no evidence that it can be used to prevent or treat any diseases. We do not support using this product as a cancer treatment.
Cellect is a line of dietary supplements that include gelatin, cod liver oil, and different blends that consist of vitamin E, minerals, shark cartilage and milk thistle. It is marketed as a vitamin program purported to maintain the body’s normal functions, to help boost the immune system, and to treat cancer by alleviating the body’s chemical imbalances. Although shark cartilage was examined for its antitumor and antiangiogenic activities in vitro and in animal models, clinical trials indicate that it is ineffective.
Cellect should not be confused with a device that is used to separate cells.
Purported Uses and Benefits
- Cancer
- Maintain health
- Immunostimulant
Mechanism of Action
The mechanism of action is not known. Some constituents of Cellect, such as shark cartilage and milk thistle, have been studied for their anticancer properties. Cellect has not been studied in clinical trials and there is no evidence that it can be used to prevent or treat any diseases.
Contraindications
Pregnant or lactating women should consult their physician before using this product.
Adverse Reactions
- Upset stomach
- Loose stools