8.11.2006

But it sells papers...

Some Dogs Carry 'Contagious' Cancer - Forbes.com:
THURSDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are describing what seems to be a real-life medical nightmare: A cancer that spreads from animal to animal like an infection.
...or in this case magazines. In a nifty example of the kind of journalistic hype Americans, at least, have become addicted to, Forbes runs a story the entirety of which disproves its own first paragraph.

And even its own headline. The cancer's not “contagious,” it's contagious. But it has existed in dogs for perhaps 1,000 years, shows no evidence whatsoever of being able to pass to humans (or any other species), and goes away in three to nine months of its own accord. And in fact, for the insight it may provide into how cancers behave, it's very possibly - far from being a “medical nightmare” - a medical dream come true.

Fie upon you, Forbes. Grow up.

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