Cancer Misinformation - Dr. Skyler Johnson

As lifespan increases due to prevention and treatment of infectious disease and heart disorders, long-term issues like cancer become more prevalent. At the same time detection and treatments are becoming better, an increasing frequency of false information about detection and treatment obfuscates the public understanding of cancer treatment. In the worst-case scenarios, bogus claims and fake cures have the potential to do great harm, yet they dominate discussion on social media. Dr. Skyler Johnson is an Assistant Professor at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. We discuss his recent work in describing the depth of false information in cancer space.