Advertisement

Trump executive order to “Make America Healthy Again” cites questionable data from Wuhan

White House cites paper in pay-to-play journal claiming that U.S. has highest age-standardized incidence rate of cancer

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin
Share on email
Share on print

Cancer data quoted in President Trump’s executive order last week have raised eyebrows among experts in cancer epidemiology. 

To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.

If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.*
*Not all site licenses are enrolled in sponsored accounts.

Login Subscribe
Advertisement
Advertisement
Paul Goldberg
Editor & Publisher
Table of Contents
Advertisement
Advertisement

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

Most cancer genome studies have focused on mutations in the tumor itself and how such gene variants allow a tumor to grow unchecked. A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis takes a deep dive into inherited cancer mutations measured in a healthy blood sample and reports how those mutations might take a toll on the body’s cells starting at birth, perhaps predisposing a person to develop cancers at various stages of life.
Advertisement
Advertisement