Online, some conspiratorial health influencers are saying that a biopsy into a possible tumour is bad: it will simply spread the cancer further.
There is a seed of truth to this, but it's been exaggerated--and can cause harm.
My latest for @mcgilloss.bsky.social
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
Fear of the needle is not reserved to the vaccine hesitant; it extends to biopsies as well. In corners of social media where misinformation accumulates, influencers with an axe to grind against doctor...
