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Cancer
Research on cancer published by scientists at University of Pennsylvania
June 18th, 2009
"Understanding how genetic science is communicated to the lay public is of great import. To address this issue, this study examines the presentation of genetic research relating to cancer outcomes and behaviors (i.e., prostate cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, smoking and obesity) in both the press release (n = 23) and its subsequent news coverage (n = 71)," scientists writing in the journal Science Communication report. "Data suggest that genetic discoveries are presented in a biologically deterministic and simplified manner 67.5% of the time. The introduction of deterministic language is attributed equally to both press releases and news coverage. Also,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-18)
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