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Uma vacina contra o câncer só pode ajudar se pacientes estiverem dispostos a tomá-la: falsa narrativa sobre “câncer turbo” se infiltrou na grande mídia, aumentando a probabilidade de que alguns deles recusem terapias com mRNA no futuro. Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via Getty Images

August 27, 2026

Desinformação sobre vacinas de mRNA pode atrapalhar desenvolvimento de tratamentos revolucionários contra o câncer

Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University

Alegações falsas de que as vacinas de mRNA contra a COVID-19 causam câncer poderiam, ironicamente, prejudicar o tratamento do câncer ao comprometer uma ferramenta promissora

Ivermectin is a deworming drug intended for use in animals, including horses and cows. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

July 8, 2026

Ivermectin isn’t a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise – here’s how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence

Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University

Science works at a much slower pace than social media, opening a large window for early findings to be taken at face value and misinformation to spread.

A cancer vaccine would only help patients if they were willing to take it. Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via Getty Images

August 23, 2026

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential

Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University

False claims that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause cancer could, ironically, lead to worse cancer outcomes by undermining a promising tool to prevent and treat it.

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