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Long-term stabilisation of myeloma with curcumin
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  • Published on: 1 October 2018
    Re:Case report should be withdrawn

    Thankyou to Professor Bewley and colleagues for their comments.

    We agree with many of the concerns raised and want to point out it is essential to read and interpret this article for what it is - a case report. As has been rightly pointed out, it is therefore only anecdotal and is the lowest grade quality of evidence.

    Our intention in writing this article is merely to point out a temporal association...

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    None declared.
  • Published on: 20 September 2018
    Case report should be withdrawn

    Dear Editor

     

    Case report should be withdrawn

    HealthWatch UK is a charity that promotes ‘science and integrity in medicine’, values we might all expect to be shared by the BMJ and all its subsidiary journals. Accordingly, we ask you to think again about the Publishing Executive’s response (1) to the e-letter submitted by our colleague Les Rose (2) regarding a report by Zaidi et al. (3) about curcum...

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    None declared.
  • Published on: 7 August 2018
    Re:Association is not causation

    BMJ approached the authors for their comments, but did not receive a response. This case was reviewed by two external peer reviewers prior to publication. It uses cautious language throughout and correctly offers no definitive conclusions. BMJ Case Reports is not responsible for claims made in other media.

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    I am the Publishing Executive for BMJ Case Report...

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  • Published on: 7 August 2018
    Association is not causation

    Zaidi et al conclude that "Dietary supplements, such as curcumin, may be beneficial for some myeloma patients". This is on the basis of their single case report; in other words it is an anecdote. In contrast, the medicinal chemistry of curcumin has been studied in depth for many years. Nelson et al conclude that, despite over 120 clinical trials, no beneficial effect has been observed (1).

    I am wondering about h...

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