Searching the internet to understand the diagnosis: the biggest misconceptions
In this video, Robert O’Connor, PhD, from the Irish Cancer Society, Dublin, Ireland, highlights the word ‘cancer’, used as an umbrella term covering a wide range of diseases, as the biggest area of misconception. Speaking at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2018 Congress in Munich, Germany, he reveals other major areas vulnerable to misconception.
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