Cancer Prevention and Control in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism: Paths to Fight Disinformation

Authors

  • Fernando Lopes Tavares de Lima Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA), Coordenação de Prevenção e Vigilância, Divisão de Vigilância e Análise de Situação. Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8618-7608
  • Telma de Almeida Souza Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA), Coordenação de Ensino, Divisão de Ensino Lato Sensu e Técnico. Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2786-1890

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2025v71n1.4829

Keywords:

Health Communication, Disinformation, Infodemiology, Information Dissemination

Abstract

This article explores the rising of infodemiology to fight the spread of cancer disinformation in the age of Surveillance Capitalism. It addresses how this economic order  while maximizing the adherence to sensationalist content in digital media amplifies infodemic and stimulates fake information, undermining public trust on health institutions and science. Infodemiology is a key approach to scan the internet to analyze patterns of dissemination of disinformation, identify the origin and outstanding themes and devise science-based strategies. It is advocated that infodemiology offers a novel perspective to deal with the impacts of Surveillance Capitalism and infodemic, helps to avoid the spread of disinformation and support public policies grounded on scientific evidences.

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2025-02-03

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Lima FLT de, Souza T de A. Cancer Prevention and Control in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism: Paths to Fight Disinformation. Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2025 Feb. 3 [cited 2025 Mar. 13];71(1):e-014829. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/4829

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Vol. 71 No. 1 (2025): Jan./Feb./Mar.

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OPINION ARTICLE

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