Review finds conflicts of interest in many cancer studies
Monday, May 11, 2009 - 12:00
in Psychology & Sociology
A new analysis finds that a considerable number of clinical cancer studies published in respected medical journals have financial connections to pharmaceutical companies. Published in the 15 June 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that conflicts of interest may cause some researchers to report biased results that are favourable to companies...