摘要 : If there were a list of the most feared diseases, cancer would probably reside among the top positions. Thus, if a study postulates that a 'factor x' substantially increases the tumor risk (even if it is a benign one), a strong ec... 展开 If there were a list of the most feared diseases, cancer would probably reside among the top positions. Thus, if a study postulates that a 'factor x' substantially increases the tumor risk (even if it is a benign one), a strong echo can be expected in the media. This happened when Claus et al. (2012) reported a significantly increased risk for meningioma induced by dental x-ray diagnostics. Even professional journals published the results without critical assessment. 收起