/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8234/all en /newsroom/channels/news/stat-news-cancer-centers-sell-out-science-when-they-advertise-clinical-trials-treatment-286833 <p> </p> <p>By Jonathan Kimmelman, associate professor at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University and director of its Biomedical Ethics Unit, and Alex John London (Carnegie Mellon) </p> <p>There is a lot of money behind providing cancer care, and cancer treatment centers spend an estimated $173 million on advertising each year. One of the ways they compete for patients is by offering a menu of clinical trial options and suggesting that participating in such trials gives patients an edge on their care.</p> Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:33:36 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 38294 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-opioid-epidemic-260359 <p>​<span>Prescriptions for dangerous alternatives to OxyContin are soaring, showing that a crackdown on the popular painkiller has failed to curb Canada’s opioid crisis.</span></p> Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:34:19 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25702 at /newsroom /newsroom/jonathan-kimmelman Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 24543 at /newsroom