Does Soursop, Apricot Seed or Alkaline Water — Cure Cancer?

As of 2025, there are no completed human clinical trials demonstrating that soursop or its extracts treat cancer. There are laboratory and animal studies — these are the studies cited in viral posts — but those are the earliest stages of research and do not establish that a treatment works in people. If this changes, updated guidance from NCCN, ASCO or ICMR would reflect it. Ask your oncologist to check current guidelines if you want the most recent position.

Testimonials are not a reliable way to judge whether a treatment works. When a person takes an alternative remedy alongside standard treatment and improves, there is no way to know which was responsible — or whether the cancer simply responded well in that particular person. If you want to take soursop as a food — as fruit or occasional tea — the question to ask your team is whether it interacts with your current treatment, not whether to replace your treatment with it.

Yes. Apricot seeds contain amygdalin, which the body metabolises to hydrogen cyanide. Cases of cyanide toxicity from consuming apricot seeds have been reported in medical literature. The European Food Safety Authority has published warnings on the quantities at which toxicity becomes a risk. If you or a family member has been taking apricot seeds regularly, mention this to your oncology team so they can advise on whether any assessment is needed.

In the amounts most people drink, commercially available alkaline water is unlikely to cause direct harm. The concern is not the water itself but what people do alongside it: delaying effective treatment, spending money that limits access to care, or believing the cancer is being controlled when it is not. There is no clinical evidence that alkaline water treats or prevents cancer, and no guideline body recommends it.

This is a question worth asking your oncologist directly, without embarrassment. Some traditional preparations are safe alongside cancer treatment; others interact with chemotherapy, targeted therapy or immunotherapy in ways that affect how well those treatments work. Your team cannot advise unless they know what you are taking. Tell them the name, the preparation and the amount. They will not judge the choice — they will tell you whether it is safe in your specific situation.