Biases about Man-made Cancer among Researchers

by: Allan Mazur, Stanley Rothman, Robert S Lichter

Social Studies of Science, Vol. 31, No. 5. (1 October 2001), pp. 771-778.

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Abstract

Can sociological variables significantly predict researchers' positions on a scientific issue? Carcinogenesis offers a good test case because it is not definitively established how important man-made substances are as contributors to human cancer. American cancer researchers divide on this issue, some broadly emphasizing the importance of man-made carcinogens, others consistently minimizing their importance relative to natural carcinogens. We find that cancer researchers who are male, are affiliated with a medical school, and have more publications, are more likely than their colleagues to minimize the importance of man-made carcinogens. 10.1177/030631201031005004

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