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Interesting study, but it needs replication. A 15% reduction in cancer incidence is a rather large reduction, assuming this result is replicated in a different,
by abcc8 4y ago
Interesting study, but it needs replication. A 15% reduction in cancer incidence is a rather large reduction, assuming this result is replicated in a different, ideally non-European cohort.
- dudus 4y agoIt had almost half a million subjects. Isn't that enough replication?
- abcc8 4y agoIt isn't the most diverse cohort so a body such as the WHO might or might not choose to make recommendations based on this single finding.
- rootusrootus 4y agoShouldn't we want replication even if the sample size seems large, to rule out experimental errors or other flaws in the work?
- refurb 4y agoThis is true. That’s a very large effect. But as others have stated it’s observational, not an interventional study. Thus less rigorous.