Top Cancer Center Seeks to Retract or Correct Dozens of Studies
New York TimesFeb 07
Leading Cancer Institute Retracts, Corrects Dozens of Studies
The Spin
Narrative A
From cancer to COVID and across the medical community, fraud in critical trial data is running rampant. This often happens due to the "paper mill" problem, where third-party firms churn out countless fake studies. More must be done to determine the trustworthiness of studies before they're utilized in determining the treatment of patients.
Narrative B
Fraud in a few clinical trials doesn't discount the US' position as the global leader in healthcare and research. Health centers at schools like Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Cornell still produce the finest research and apply the greatest medicine. They're life-saving institutions, which is why countless patients from around the world visit the US every year.