Epidemiology of a scientific paper

What did we discuss: How Science shares information? which problems can occur along the way

1) Example

-Werner Bezwoda

-reported his results on a trial for breast cancer patients. The patients in the trial had a bone marrow transplant and where able, to receive a higher dosage of chemotherapeutics. He reported great results

-in 1999 other studies contradicted this. They found out that there is no proof that the study actually happened, and the heavy side affects of that treatment where not reported.

-10 000 patients received this treatment

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