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YouTube says it's now removing videos promoting cancer misinformation. A Yale oncologist weighs in
Starting today, YouTube will remove medical misinformation surrounding cancer treatment, Dr. Garth Graham, head of YouTube Health, said in a blog post.
Graham said “content that promotes unproven treatments in place of approved care or as a guaranteed cure, and treatments that have been specifically deemed harmful by health authorities,” would be removed. For example, videos claiming “garlic cures cancer,” or “take vitamin C instead of radiation therapy.”
Misinformation can deeply prey "on the hope of our patients who have cancer," said Dr. Pamela Kunz, a professor and oncologist at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital.
The move is welcome, Kunz said, but it’s a challenging one.
“I think that it may be tricky to figure out how to implement that,” Kunz said. “To have that be a stated goal is really important.”
Source: WNPR