Submited on: 22 Jun 2012 12:08:24 PM GMT
Published on: 23 Jun 2012 07:28:18 PM GMT
 

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The main claims of the paper are:

    This study demonstrates not only a lack of coverage of oral cancer in the newspapers, but also inaccuracies. The articles and news items failed to address the evidence available to support oral cancer examination as a tool for early detection of these cancers. These claims are important because Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    Not Applicable


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    The methodology is valid.

    Some more detailos may be added:

    Total Number of Newspapers(Language-wise) included in the study


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    Inclusion of other print media woulf have given a better picture


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    This paper outstanding in its discipline because it throws light on apathy on the part of print media and professionals in reaching the public about Cancers


  • Other Comments:

    Further studies are required to include other channels of communications

     

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Professor of Public Health Dentistry

  • How to cite:  Puranik M .Coverage and Quality of Oral Cancer Information in Newspapers of Hyderabad, India: A 15-Year Retrospective Study.[Review of the article 'Coverage and Quality of Oral Cancer Information in Newspapers of Hyderabad, India: A 15-Year Retrospective Study. ' by Pavani B].WebmedCentral 2012;3(7):WMCRW002038
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  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The purpose of this article is to assess the coverage of oral cancer information in newspapers circulated in Hyderabad for 15 years.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Claims are novel but ther is no scientific authenticity to these claims


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    No


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    NA


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    NA


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    No


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    Instead a retrospective should have been done in  cancer hospital or in the deptt. of oral & maxillofacial surgery and the data of the subjects treated for oral cancers in the past years could have provided authentic and informative  information and this information could have been supported with sceintific articles in the concerend field.


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    No it is not at all an outstanding paper and it cannot be presented anywhere


  • Other Comments:

    I would like to improve your study design

  • Competing interests:
    NO
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    Yes
  • References:

    NA

  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
    None
  • How to cite:  Anonymous.Coverage and Quality of Oral Cancer Information in Newspapers of Hyderabad, India: A 15-Year Retrospective Study.[Review of the article 'Coverage and Quality of Oral Cancer Information in Newspapers of Hyderabad, India: A 15-Year Retrospective Study. ' by Pavani B].WebmedCentral 2012;3(6):WMCRW001994
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Review
Posted by Dr. Thanveer Kalantharakath on 27 Jun 2012 05:29:17 AM GMT

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The paper claims to have found the scarcity and inaccuracy of newspaper articles regarding cacel. From the point of health education this is very important.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    No deviation


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Yes


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    The newspapers reviewed are only from electronic archives. Whether this is comprehensive or whether the authors have left out a good chunk of newpapers which are not archived electronically is a concern.


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Not outstanding per say as the previously mentioned the extend of coverage of newspapers reviewed is questionable


  • Other Comments:

    NA

  • Competing interests:
    NO
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Have been teaching health education for both undergraduate and post graduate students

  • How to cite:  Kalantharakath T .Review[Review of the article 'Coverage and Quality of Oral Cancer Information in Newspapers of Hyderabad, India: A 15-Year Retrospective Study. ' by Pavani B].WebmedCentral 2012;3(6):WMCRW001992
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Quality of Oral Cancer Information in India
Posted by Dr. William J Maloney on 25 Jun 2012 08:38:33 PM GMT

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The purpose of this article is to assess the coverage of oral cancer information in newspapers circulated in Hyperbad for 15 years.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    Yes


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Yes


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    The study should be expanded beyond newspapers


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Yes


  • Other Comments:

    The article describes in depth the methods used in the study.  This study provides a comprehensive analysis of articles and news items in the newspapers of Hyperbad, India. It would be nice to see them expand the study to include more media outlets other than only newspapers.

  • Competing interests:
    No
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Clinical Associate Professor

  • How to cite:  Maloney W J.Quality of Oral Cancer Information in India[Review of the article 'Coverage and Quality of Oral Cancer Information in Newspapers of Hyderabad, India: A 15-Year Retrospective Study. ' by Pavani B].WebmedCentral 2012;3(6):WMCRW001982
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  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    Main claim of paper is that the article published on the information regardig oral cancer in newspaper were not authentic regarding scientific information about oral cancer and such article should be written and examined by well qualified and trained person in the respective field.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes claims are novel.


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Not much published literature cited by authors. but the claims are properly placed.


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    yes.


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    NA


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    yes


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    It seems authors devoted their much time for data collection.


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Average


  • Other Comments:

    Grammatical errors  should be improved.

  • Competing interests:
    no
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    NA

  • How to cite:  Anonymous.Coverage and quality of oral cancer information in newspapers of Hyderabad, India: A 15-year retropective study.[Review of the article 'Coverage and Quality of Oral Cancer Information in Newspapers of Hyderabad, India: A 15-Year Retrospective Study. ' by Pavani B].WebmedCentral 2012;3(6):WMCRW001969
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