van Dam F S A M, Renckens C N M
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2002 Mar 16;146(11):524-5.
A 'hopeful' development in cancer treatment (angiostatin) was reported in the Dutch press, which led to considerable disquiet amongst patients. There were no scientific articles that warranted this press publication. It has previously been stated that it is unethical for medical researchers to inform the press about treatments which have not been scrutinized by the medical community. The press on the other hand, should maintain a more responsible attitude toward medical claims and double-check medical information, even when it comes from renowned medical researchers. The main distinction between mainstream medicine and medical quackery is that the former is based on the results of controlled published research. When physicians propagate results in the popular press that have not been critically evaluated by the medical community, the distinction between quackery and mainstream medicine is undermined.
荷兰媒体报道了癌症治疗领域一项“充满希望”的进展（血管抑素），这在患者中引发了相当大的不安。当时并没有科学文章能证明此次媒体报道的合理性。此前曾指出，医学研究人员向媒体透露未经医学界审查的治疗方法是不道德的。另一方面，媒体即使面对来自知名医学研究人员的医学声明，也应保持更负责任的态度，对医学信息进行反复核实。主流医学与江湖医术的主要区别在于，前者基于已发表的对照研究结果。当医生在大众媒体上宣扬未经医学界严格评估的结果时，江湖医术与主流医学之间的区别就被削弱了。
