1. The Media: Root of False Perceptions Surrounding Cancer Courtney Whitaker

2. The Media The media is responsible for the information that the public receives Selected information chosen by the media creates false perceptions within the public

3. Health Issues in the Media Health information presented in the media does not always include each and every detail The media tends to focus on a particular area in order to captivate its audience

4. Health Awareness through Entertainment Media Health presented in the media has been proven to be influential among the public Public is showing to absorb the information that it receives from the media

5. Health Awareness through Entertainment Media Study shows that awareness of HPV increased after viewing a television episode of ER and was still influential a few months after the viewing of the show

6. Cancer in the Media Cancer types are being falsely portrayed in the media

7. Comparison of incidence and Magazine Portrayal of Cancers The actual occurrences of cancer and their appearances in the media does not relate directly for each cancer type

8. Comparison of incidence and Magazine Portrayal of Cancers The study shows that breast cancer was found to appear the most However, the actual occurrences of breast cancer are less than those of colorectal cancer which appears in the media

9. Breast Cancer vs. Colorectal Cancer VS. Breast cancer has seem to become the main focus in the media, however what about the other caners? What about colorectal cancer?

10. The History of Breast and Colorectal Cancer -The comparison of the two histories will show what parts of their histories differ -This difference will help to explain the media attention that each cancer receives