Coverage of Cancer in Local Television News
Journal of Cancer EducationPublished 1 January 2009
Walter Gantz, Zheng Wang
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For both cancer practitioners as well as the general public, local television news cannot be counted on as a primary vehicle for cancer information.
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Cancer coverage was scattered and abbreviated. For both cancer practitioners as well as the general public, local television news cannot be counted on as a primary vehicle for cancer information.
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