How Bright Promise in Cancer Testing Fell Apart

*Recommendation
2017
Data science
Author

Steve Simon

Published

April 13, 2017

Figure 1. First page of newspaper article

A nice overview of the problems with shoddy research in genetics testing. It highlights the work of “forensic statistics” of Keith Baggerly and Kevin Coombes.

Gina Kolata. How Bright Promise in Cancer Testing Fell Apart. The New York Times, 2011-07-07. Available in html format. Approximately 1,200 words.

Earlier versions are here and here.