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Misinformation Basics
Foundational reading on health misinformation, the underlying research, and evidence-based communication practices.
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Current claims circulating in the patient information environment.
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Dietary Approaches

Dietary patterns and protocols patients adopt as complementary or alternative cancer interventions. Available entries are clickable.

Alkaline diet
Anti-inflammatory diet claims
Budwig protocol (flaxseed oil + cottage cheese)
Gerson therapy (coffee enemas + raw juice diet)
Intermittent fasting as cancer treatment
Juice cleanses / juicing protocols
Ketogenic diet
Macrobiotic diet
Paleolithic diet
Raw food / living foods diet
Sugar elimination / "sugar feeds cancer"
Turmeric / curcuminAvailable
Vegan / plant-based as cancer cure

Supplements & Botanicals

Supplements, botanicals, and extracts used alongside or in place of conventional treatment. Available entries are clickable.

Aloe vera
Bitter melon extract
Black seed oil (Nigella sativa)
Cannabis / CBDAvailable
Cat's claw
Colloidal silver
Essiac tea
Frankincense oil
Green tea extract / EGCG
High-dose vitamin C (oral and IV)
Laetrile / "vitamin B17" (apricot seeds)
Medicinal mushrooms (turkey tail, reishi, chaga)
Milk thistle
Mistletoe extract (Iscador)
Omega-3 / fish oil claims
Probiotics as cancer treatment
Selenium supplements
Turmeric / curcuminAvailable
Vitamin D megadosing
Wheatgrass

Conspiracy-Adjacent Claims

Claims rooted in distrust narratives, suppression theories, and unproven repurposed agents. Available entries are clickable.

5G / electromagnetic radiation causes cancer
Cancer cure suppression / "hidden cure"Available
"Cancer is a parasite" theory
"Chemo is poison" / chemo skepticism
Colloidal silver
Dichloroacetate (DCA)
Fenbendazole / mebendazole (antiparasitic "cures")
GcMAF (banned immunotherapy)
GMOs cause cancer
Hydrogen peroxide therapy
Ivermectin as cancer cureAvailable
Medical tourism / unapproved overseas treatments
Methylene blue as cancer treatment
Rife machines / frequency therapy

Alternative Treatments

Manual, manipulation-based, and energy therapies patients turn to alongside or instead of conventional cancer treatment. Individual entries are in development.

Applied kinesiology / chiropractic
Colon cleansing
Craniosacral therapy (CST)
Cupping
Ear candling
Psychic surgery
Reiki
Shiatsu

Spiritual / Mind-Body

Mind-body, spiritual, and psychological practices patients use in coping with or treating cancer. Individual entries are in development.

Anti-cancer psychotherapy
Cancer guided imagery
Faith healing
Hypnosis
Meditation / Transcendental Meditation
Neurolinguistic programming (NLP)
Qigong

Misinformation Basics

Foundational reading on health misinformation, the research behind it, and evidence-based communication practice.

Misinformation 101 — Coming Soon

A primer on what health misinformation is, how patients encounter it, and why it is particularly prevalent in oncology.

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Misinformation Science — Coming Soon

An overview of the research on how misinformation works, why correction is difficult, and what the evidence shows about effective debunking strategies.

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Communication Best Practices — Coming Soon

Evidence-based guidance for initiating and navigating misinformation conversations with patients.

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