Pulling a Fast One on Cancer
There is a report making the rounds on social media that really needs to be explained, because as usual the media hype is distorting the findings. The article in question was published in the...
Category: Media Hype
“Tobacco Killing Cancer”: Say it Ain’t So
There’s a new research finding making the rounds on sensationalised mass media with breathless headlines about how a molecule from the tobacco plant can ‘explode’ and kill cancer cells. The work is actually very...
“Exploding Cancer Cells” Explained
By now many of you may have seen reports of a new ‘breakthrough’ in cancer research resulting in ‘exploding cancer cells’. These reports are in reference to a new study published in the journal...
“Sticky Balls” and Cancer Therapy
There have been several reports of a new ‘breakthrough’ cancer therapy that uses nanoparticles tagged with cancer killing proteins. What exactly does this mean, and how realistic is it to expect this treatment to...
