Corrections Issued for Nature Articles on Cancer Research
LONDON, UK – Corrections have been issued for two separate articles published in the journal Nature, one addressing labeling errors in a colon cancer study and the other concerning assembly inaccuracies in a breast cancer metastasis study. Simultaneously, research highlighted by multiple sources indicates that nearly half of all cancer cases may be preventable through lifestyle modifications.
The first correction, reported by multiple news sources and detailed in a Nature article published November 6, 2024, addressed labeling errors in Figures 2 and 3 of a study on colon cancer. The errors involved the mislabeling of the fimH and fmlH genes within experimental models. Specific corrections included changes to labels in several figure panels, as detailed in the original correction notice.
A separate correction was also issued for a Nature article published on May 18, 2022, concerning breast cancer. This correction addressed assembly inaccuracies in the Extended Data of the manuscript. According to the correction notice, the raw data published in the Supplementary Information was correct, and the errors occurred during the assembly of the Extended Data Figure panels. The labeling of uncut western blots was also refined to ensure clarity.
Alongside these corrections, multiple news sources highlighted a study published in Nature Medicine indicating that a significant portion of cancer cases could be preventable. The study suggests that nearly half of all cancer cases are potentially preventable through lifestyle changes. Tobacco use, infections, and alcohol consumption were identified as key modifiable risk factors.
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