Dr. Barry Dworkin

Fake health news leads to false assumptions and associations with respect to cancer risks

Health Headlines Commentary for April 26, 2018

Source:

A Worrying Number Of People Believe In Fake Causes Of Cancer, Study Shows

Reference:

Prevalence of beliefs about actual and mythical causes of cancer and their association with socio-demographic and health-related characteristics: Findings from a cross-sectional survey in England

Analysis:

Survey looks at common cancer myths

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