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According to a study published in the December issue of The BMJ, people who believe in conspiracies, oppose the covid-19 vaccine, or prefer alternative medicine are more likely to support mythical causes of cancer than non-conspiracists, but less likely to support actual causes of cancer.
An intentionally controversial study of conspiracy theorists and their beliefs on cancer has sparked a heated debate on Twitter, but the authors say the interactions on social media prove their point.
Awareness of factors that cause cancer is especially poor among people who reject vaccines, prefer alternative medicine, or believe conspiracy theories.