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Questions Raised About Credibility of Lung Cancer Study


31 March 2008
Health- Tobacco Cancer Study / Broadband - Download (WM) video clip
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The World Health Organization says tobacco use presently kills at least five million people every year

A recent story in The New York Times newspaper raised serious questions about the credibility of a lung cancer study paid for in part by a large tobacco company. 

As VOA's Melinda Smith reports, there is growing concern the study raised false hopes for lung cancer patients.

 

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