Researchers look into how cancer misinformation spreads online
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Law professor Timothy Caulfield is part of a Canadian Cancer Society research grant to examine how cancer misinformation is spreading online and come up with ways to ensure Canadians receive information from reliable, evidence-based sources.
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Original Title: Researchers look into how cancer misinformation spreads online. A high degree of fear-mongering serves as a harmful distraction, especially on social media, causing people to worry about certain red herrings — like microwaves, genetically modified organisms and secret toxins