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cancer
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Survivor goes undercover in Tijuana cancer clinics
Reporting for Al Jazeera English’s People & Power, Sarah Macdonald tells how her own battle with breast cancer led her…
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Critically evaluate, report on cell phone/cancer link
Courtesy of the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s press release and the storm of advance coverage it has spawned,…
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Research into ‘chemobrain’ making progress
In the most recent issue of Cure, AHCJ member Elaine Schattner, M.D., examines “chemobrain,” a term used to describe cognitive…
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Members’ investigations prompt bills in Wash.
Three health-related bills moving through the Washington legislature came about as a result of articles reported by AHCJ members at…
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2011 brings changes to The Cancer Letter
AHCJ member Kirsten Goldberg is stepping down as editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, a position she’s held since…
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Pfizer-funded workshop raises questions of ethics
Christopher Weaver, in a piece from Kaiser Health News and NPR, writes about a Pfizer-funded seminar for journalists. To attend…
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Butcher, Rosenthal win APEX Awards
Congratulations to AHCJ members Lola Butcher and Eric Rosenthal, who won APEX Awards for Publication Excellence for work that appeared…
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Sapien chronicles formaldehyde battle
At ProPublica, Joaquin Sapien tells the story of how Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter successfully obstructed the FDA’s attempts to…
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Researchers analyze media’s cancer reporting
University of Pennsylvania researchers reviewed 436 cancer-related newspaper and magazine stories (about 1/5 of the total) published between 2005 and…
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Roche linked to doctor praising drug in the media
Crikey.com, a news Web site based in Melbourne, Australia, calls our attention to some recent reporting about Mabthera, a drug…