The Johns Hopkins Cancer Update Email Hoax

January 28, 2018

The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center of Johns Hopkins University posted on their website that a widely distributed email was disseminated, purportedly from Johns Hopkins Cancer Center, providing false information about the causes and prevention of cancer. On their website Johns Hopkins Cancer Center provides clarification regarding this misinformation. According to Johns Hopkins,” emails offering easy remedies for avoiding and curing cancer are the latest Web-influenced trend. To gain credibility, the anonymous authors falsely attribute their work to respected research institutions like Johns Hopkins. This is the case with the so-called “Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins.” [1Picture, 1 Quote, 2 Links, 101 Words]