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• EDITORIAL: The Importance of Appearances  

Jump to full article: New York Times, 2008-04-07

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Claudia Henschke and David Yankelevitz of Weill Cornell Medical College are key figures in a multicenter study of spiral CT screening for lung cancer and leading proponents of screening. . . .

All the scientists presumably hold their strong views without being influenced by monetary considerations. But their incautious behavior in accepting special-interest money and the failure of Weill Cornell researchers to make their royalty interests explicit have inevitably cast doubt on the research they take pride in.

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