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Smoke-Screening

By Jessica Wapner
Posted: December 9, 2011
Category: Cancer Screening | Tagged Barnett Kramer, cancer screening, Division of Cancer Prevention, Knight Science Journalism, lead time bias, length bias, Medical Evidence Boot Camp, National Cancer Institute, selection bias | 2 Comments
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    • jessicawapnerjessicawapner: A quick @plosblogs post before heading off to speak at @HarvardBooks tonight. MATH and Tumors: http://t.co/AQGSgM9cr0
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    • experimentbooks (The Experiment)experimentbooks (The Experiment): Check out @jessicawapner at Fox Chase Cancer Center, where the Philadelphia chromosome was discovered in 1959: http://t.co/GRAq4kx9ND
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    • bostonbookblog (The Boston Book Blog)bostonbookblog (The Boston Book Blog): RT @HarvardBooks: At 7pm @jessicawapner will discuss the quest to cure cancer at the genetic level. Here's a video preview: http://t.co/kbQ…
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    • jessicawapner (Jessica Wapner)jessicawapner (Jessica Wapner): RT @HarvardBooks: 7pm: @jessicawapner discusses THE PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME: A Mutant Gene&the Quest to Cure Cancer @ the Genetic Level htt…
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