"A spokeswoman for the [National Cancer] institute said yesterday that she could not confirm it had provided the financing. She noted that $10 million was a minute slice of the agency's budget."
Hey, what's $10 million anyway! Play money... /s
The NCI annual budget (taxpayer/donation funded) is around $5 billion.
http://www3.cancer.gov/admin/fmb/
I'm sure the good doctor would say that the paper was forged but accurate.
WOW! The NYT does a story about a made-up study.
investigation that will also look at whether patients suffered from Sudbo's recommendations...Lowlife scientists who have been proven to falsify data should face criminal charges for willfully endangering patients' lives.The hospital said that he made up patients for the apparent review of 454 people with oral cancer. Sudbo's motives for the alleged falsifications are unknown...
The commission, due to report back by April 1, would also examine why none of Sudbo's co-authors or reviewers spotted the errors before the article went to print.
Wonder if oral cancer is one of those affected by the new info on Vitamin D?
Hmm. MD Anderson is the best cancer research center in the world. I'm skeptical that FOUR oncologists there would totally fabricate a study.