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Friday, May 27, 2011

Patients' power and PACE : The Lancet - Editorial (not specfic to ovarian cancer)



"...Once every few years, we publish a paper that elicits an outpouring of consternation and condemnation from individuals or groups outside our usual reach. The latest topic to have caused such a reaction is chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and—more specifically—Peter White and colleagues' randomised PACE trial published on March 5, this year....The response to the trial's publication was swift and damning. “When is the Lancet going to retract this fraudulent study?” demanded a Facebook group. A 43-page complaint (now available via Wikipedia) branded the trial “unethical and unscientific”. There were 44 formal letter submissions, eight of which we publish today, together with a response from White and colleagues." cont'd