Classification of Inaccurate Information About Prostate Cancer on Social Media in English and Spanish
Inaccurate information about prostate cancer is widespread on online social networks in English and Spanish and spans a variety of topics from prevention and screening to treatment and survivorship. Clinicians should raise awareness that social media can be a source of misinformation about prostate cancer, preemptively address prevalent myths, and actively participate in public dissemination of evidence-based information.
Authors
- Juan David Ramírez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1344-9312)
- Verónica Pérez‐Rosas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0581-2334)
- Aisha T. Langford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1758-691X)
- Stacy Loeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3933-9207)
- Simon M. Berger
- Juan Antonio Casellas
- Nataliya Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6376-5444)
- Andrea Anampa‐Guzmán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4292-1137)
- LaMont Barlow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7605-3035)
- Scarlett Lin Gomez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5143-4867)
- Jesse Persily (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6358-3333)
- June M. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7620-569X)
- Tatiana Sanchez Nolasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8402-1508)
- Rohit Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2740-9386)
- Mariana Rangel Camacho
- Adrian Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2209-0686)
- Halimat Adeshola Olaoluwa
- Dianelis Gonzalez Pupo
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Texas State University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- Florida International University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Central University of the Caribbean (PR)
- University of Vermont Medical Center (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Urology Oncology
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euo.2025.10.006
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00