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We’re Not Curing Cancer Here, Guys
We’re Not Curing Cancer Here, Guys
“Scientific papers are like someone’s dating profile on an app. They’re picking what pictures to show you and what stories to tell you.” (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
Are leading scientists just making stuff up? Vinay Prasad breaks down the cancer research scandal.
By Oliver Wiseman and Vinay Prasad
02.22.24
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A top cancer surgeon at Columbia University is under scrutiny after one of his research papers was retracted for containing suspect data. Twenty-six other studies by Dr. Sam S. Yoon, who conducted his research at …

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Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is a senior editor and writer for The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
Vinay Prasad
Vinay Prasad MD MPH is a hematologist-oncologist and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco. He runs the VKPrasad lab at UCSF, which studies cancer drugs, health policy, clinical trials, and better decision-making. He is author of over 500 academic articles and the books Ending Medical Reversal and Malignant. He hosts the oncology podcast Plenary Session, the general medicine podcast The VPZD Show, is active on Substack, and runs the YouTube channel VinayPrasadMDMPH. He runs The Drug Development Letter, a must read for industry insights.
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