March 14, 2007 -- As reported in the New York Times, the two most prestigious medical journals in the country, the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association, presented reputable scientific work on lung cancer that came to opposite conclusions. The NEJM found that spiral CTs, a 3-D chest x-ray, could render most lung cancer curable. On the other hand, the JAMA concluded that spiral CTs were, at best, of inconclusive value and could actually prove harmful. How could this happen? We look at the implications...
