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No laughing matter: navigating the perils of AI and medical misinformation

White woman holding her forehead in front of a computer screen that reads "infodemic".

Countering medical misinformation

Women healthcare provider talking to a cancer patient lying in a hospital bed, holding a file in her hands

The importance of reliable health information

A women at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan) in Mexico receives information from a health worker. Photo by Adan Jardon.

Fake medical news and other costly misinformation on cancer

Fake medical advice can do more than provoke false hope, it can also be dangerous and compromise recovery