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Misinformation and miracle cures: When Grace told people she had breast cancer she was flooded with misleading advice about treatment: It may have cost her life
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Misinformation and miracle cures: After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Grace Ajuma Gift was told about many different treatments and cures which ranged from herbal remedies to starch-free diets - Grace tried many of them. The misleading advice she received may have cost Grace her life. A Kenyan oncologist talks about the prevalence and perils of cancer misinformation.
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