Secret ties to industry and conflicting interests in cancer research

(Disponible en anglais seulement.)

Presents examples of researchers who worked as consultants and failed to disclose financial ties to the tobacco industry. Highlights the case of Sir Richard Doll, whose influential paper in cancer epidemiology, concluded that only a small percentage of cancer was caused by environmental exposures. Calls for strict development and application of policies on disclosing conflicts of interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20357

Comment: The persistent and covert influence of the tobacco industry on scientific research and publication poses ethical challenges for academia, research institutions, and journal editors.