Misinformation, hesitancy could blunt impact of new cancer vaccines

By: Sofia Resnick

Outlets: Stateline

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 1,563

Last Updated: 4 days, 3 hours ago

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Nearly five years ago, Chase Johnson was cured of breast cancer — but not of the profound anxiety that it would return.

When Johnson was originally diagnosed in 2021, the resident of Cary, North Carolina, was only 31 — nearly a decade away from the age at which regular mammograms are recommended — and she had no history of breast cancer in her family. She only got screened because her dog, Cato, kept poking her …

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