Neal Patel, spokesperson for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said the news of the increase in prescription charges was "deeply disappointing".
The research was discussed Tuesday in a telephone news conference sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and two other cancer groups.
At some point, the news media and society in general are going to have to decide to begin holding these elements accountable to standards of behavior that are acceptable in a civilized society.
Professor Jim Iley, executive director of science and education at the Royal Society of Chemistry told BBC News that gaps in data meant there was still a "degree of uncertainty" about the impact of the chemicals.
Over his career, he has won numerous awards, including a Sony Gold in 2007 for PM and Newsnight's news programme of the year award from the Royal Television Society in 2012.
In related news, the American Meterological Society released its official statement on climate change, something that it does once every five years.
In that, the news is following society as much as leading it: as the role of the state shrinks, so the private sector matters more.
That was the news over the weekend from the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Boston, where a team of researchers from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kansas City and the University of Kansas Medical Center presented evidence demonstrating the effects of aspirin against two types of breast cancer.
That's bad news for the most conservative elements in society, who think the government should stand back from almost every aspect of our lives.
The occasion will serve to call on UNESCO Member States to reaffirm and implement their international commitments to guarantee and promote freedom of information and to remind civil society organizations, other relevant stakeholders, and the news media in particular, of their central role in furthering it.
In a more technically literate society, the proposal may have made headline news and possibly generated a national debate.
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One saver who had money in the society, Stephen Riley, said on Friday it was "disappointing news".
If turnout does slip, though, it's not necessarily all bad news - if society is moving away from the era in which voters were determined, above all, to ensure the "other side" didn't get in, should we be worried?
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The news media have always been a powerful force in our society.
It is also far from clear that publicly funded news is superior to commercial news in serving the needs of a self-governing society.
The drug findings were unveiled on Wednesday in a news conference ahead of the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which begins May 31 in Chicago.
In a statement, industry group the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said it was very disappointing news.
Legacy media must deal with a harsh reality: despite their role in promoting and defending democracy, in lifting the veil on things that mean much for society, or in propagating new ideas, when it come to data, news media compete in the junior leagues.
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Reflecting the pervasive soul-searching in Japan, NHK television news is running a series on initiatives being taken to revitalize the economy and society.
In a joint statement, the Mail and Telegraph groups, Northern and Shell, News International, the Newspaper Society and the Professional Publishers Association said the industry had not been represented in Sunday night's talks.
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