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New York Times Article “Autism’s Unexpected Link to Cancer” and reactions to the article from Forbes “Dear New York Times: Cancer and Autism are Not Parallels” and Autism Speaks “Confusing Newspaper Article Implies Link Between Autism and Cancer”

The New York Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/13/health/autisms-unexpected-link-to-cancer-gene.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Reaction from Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2013/08/11/autism-and-cancer-are-not-parallels/

Reaction from Autism Speaks:

http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/confusing-newspaper-article-implies-link-between-autism-and-cancer

August 18, 2013 · Lucy · No Comments
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