Yannick Buccella, MD. Gastrointestinal and molecular oncologist. Breaking down cancer - no treatment advice. Follow for evidence-based cancer education.
Apr 13 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Very important information for all cancer patients! How do you recognize a scam in social media, where people want to make money out of the fear and desperation of patients and their families?
Use the BESTD-rule on this perfect example. What is the BESTD-rule? I break it down 👇
B for big pharma: the first or final punchline tends to be an attack on the pharmaceutical industry and how they don’t like these cheap drugs that have been intentionally hidden for decades. And yet, the very same people sell these „cheap drugs“ for 600 USD on their website.
