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COVID-19 and Cancer Misinformation: An Oncologist’s Viewpoint

As a medical oncologist, science denialism from my patients is all too familiar to me. Cancer misinformation is, unfortunately, endemic in our society. After 18 years as a cancer doctor, it sadly doesn’t come as a surprise anymore when a patient declines treatment recommendations and instead opts for “alternative” treatment. When it happens, I explain…

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