Dietary patterns and protocols patients adopt as complementary or alternative cancer interventions. Available entries are clickable.
Supplements, botanicals, and extracts used alongside or in place of conventional treatment. Available entries are clickable.
Claims rooted in distrust narratives, suppression theories, and unproven repurposed agents. Available entries are clickable.
Manual, manipulation-based, and energy therapies patients turn to alongside or instead of conventional cancer treatment. Individual entries are in development.
Mind-body, spiritual, and psychological practices patients use in coping with or treating cancer. Individual entries are in development.
Foundational reading on health misinformation, the research behind it, and evidence-based communication practice.
A primer on what health misinformation is, how patients encounter it, and why it is particularly prevalent in oncology.
← Back to Misinformation BasicsAn overview of the research on how misinformation works, why correction is difficult, and what the evidence shows about effective debunking strategies.
← Back to Misinformation BasicsEvidence-based guidance for initiating and navigating misinformation conversations with patients.
← Back to Misinformation Basics