Misinformation, hesitancy could blunt impact of new cancer vaccines
New cancer vaccines face potential challenges from public misinformation and hesitancy. The story highlights Chase Johnson, a Cary, North Carolina, resident who survived breast cancer after being diagnosed at age 31. Experts are concerned these social factors could reduce the effectiveness of medical breakthroughs.
Nearly five years ago, Chase Johnson was cured of breast cancer — but not of the profound anxiety that it would return. When Johnson was originally diagnosed in 2021, the resident of Cary, North Carolina, was only 31 — nearly a decade away from the age at which regular mammograms are recommended — and she […]
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