Breast cancer prevention and treatment misinformation on Twitter: An analysis of two languages.

Izzati Yussof Nur Fa'izah Ab MuinMasnizah MohdErnieda HatahNor Asyikin Mohd TahirNoraida Mohamed Shah

Published in: Digital health (2023)

Misinformation on breast cancer prevention and treatment is prevalent on social media, with significantly more misinformation in Malay compared to English tweets. Our results highlighted that patients need to be educated on digital health literacy, with emphasis on utilising reliable sources of information and being cautious of any promotional materials that may contain misleading information. More studies need to be conducted in other languages to address the disparity in misinformation.

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