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Athreya Raghavan

Class of 2026Sammamish, Washington

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  • "Cancer Misinformation" with mentor Soumya (Sept. 10, 2023)

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Cancer Misinformation

Started Mar. 3, 2023

Abstract or project description

Athreya will be discussing the prevalence and harmful effects of cancer misinformation, its history of it, how it has evolved in the age of the Internet/social media, and why it continues to propagate. He will conclude the paper by discussing current legislative and community-level efforts to crack down on this issue, especially on the Internet/social media.