Cancer Research Nonprofit Launches Transformative Program to Combat Health-Related Misinformation

Believing the wrong sources of information on medical matters can be perilous for one's health. According to one study, 2,800 Canadians perished from COVID-19 because they believed misinformation about vaccines and neglected to get vaccinated against the virus. Anti-vaccine beliefs were also responsible for 200,000 cases of COVID-19 and 13,000 hospitalizations in Canada.

"There are lots of sources of this misinformation and disinformation," says Dr. Mona Jhaveri, founder of cancer research charity Music Beats Cancer, which raises funding for paradigm-shifting cancer research and promising biotech startups. "Some of these sources of misinformation are new, while others have been around for years. Some claims are clearly outrageous, but others sound surprisingly reasonable - until you take a closer look."