Online Cancer Advice Harmful

from the well,-duh dept

I'd say this one has to go into the "well, duh" category. Scientists have said that a study of online advice for cancer patients has shown that sites presenting "alternative" cures for cancer are often more harmful than helpful. They even list certain sites which they believe are "dangerous" for promoting alternative cancer therapies that have been shown to be ineffective.

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