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Promoting healthy skepticism in the news: Helping journalists get it right

20 Nov 2009

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An editorial published online November 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute discusses the exaggerated fears and hopes that often appear in news coverage of cancer research. The editorial provides guidance for both the media and journals to help alleviate the problem.



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