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Fake Cancer Study Spotlights Bogus Science Journals
2013-10-03 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: A cancer drug discovered in a humble lichen, and ready for testing in patients, might sound too good to be true. That's because it is. But more than a hundred lower-tier scientific journals accepted a fake, error-ridden cancer study for publication in a spoof organized by Science magazine. The fake study points to a "Wild West" of pay-to-publish outlets feeding off lower tiers of the scientific enterprise by publishing studies without any appreciable scrutiny, say research ethics experts. (See...
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Lilly cancer treatment misses key study goal
2013-09-27 01:07:11| Biotech - Topix.net
Shares of Eli Lilly and Co. tumbled in midday trading Thursday after the drugmaker said a potential breast cancer treatment missed its main goal in a late-stage study comparing it to a fake drug.
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DelMar Pharmaceuticals Presents Additional Clinical Data from Ongoing Brain Cancer Study at ASCO
2013-06-04 09:45:49| Logistics - Topix.net
Activity with VAL-083 Observed in Recurrent Malignant Glioma and Progressive Secondary Brain Tumors Company Plans to Expand Clinical Development of VAL-083 /PRNewswire/ -- DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Millsboro cancer study inconclusive
2013-05-31 14:51:43| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
A state-funded survey of 35 people who live near Millsboro found little information about the reason for high cancer rates in the area.
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Study: Breast Implants hinder cancer detection, increase death risk
2013-05-11 12:07:19| Biotech - Topix.net
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, breast implants do not cause a problem for mothers hoping to breastfeed their children.
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