A nice editorial of where the controversy currently stands.
It fails to mention that the pro-screening findings of the Weill Cornell team is called into question by its acceptance of cigarette company money.
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It’s very surprising that a respected science journalist of this caliber would ignore those details. The links at the bottom to past news stories on the subject of the industry support are not sufficient.
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