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Did Dr. Claudia Henschke receive money for lung cancer research from a cigarette company?

Yes, the NYT reports. Funny that they did a story on her unconventional methods only 2 years ago.

But the real question is whether Cornell Weill Medical knowingly tried to hide the money in an obscure charity called the Foundation for Lung Cancer: Early Detection, Prevention & Treatment. Back in 2000, the cig giant issued a press release stating that it intended to donate $2.4 million to Weill Medical to fund Henschke’s research, but then the foundation was formed hastily and money funneled through the sketchy charity. Smells like a scandal to me.

 P.S: A less talked-about Cornell scandal…

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