Evaluating the literature on the relationship between dairy food consumption and breast cancer
1. Click on the link below and read the interview with Jane Plant. After reading the interview, write a paragraph commenting on your initial reaction to this interview. Evaluate this source of information on a scale of 1 = likely to be biased and inaccurate to 5 = likely to be accurate and unbiased. Defend your opinion. Rate your concern about the relationship between diet and breast cancer on a scale of 1 = no concern to 10 = extremely concerned after reading this information.
2. Click on the link below and read the information presented. After reading the information, write a paragraph commenting on your initial reaction to this interview. Evaluate this source of information on a scale of 1 = likely to be biased and inaccurate and incomplete to 5 = likely to be accurate, unbiased and complete. Defend your opinion. Rate your concern about the relationship between diet and breast cancer on a scale of 1 = no concern to 10 = extremely concerned after reading this information.
http://www.milksucks.com/breast.html
3. Click on the link below and read the information presented by the vegan society. After reading the information, write a paragraph commenting on your initial reaction to this information. Evaluate this source of information on a scale of 1 = likely to be biased and inaccurate and incomplete to 5 = likely to be accurate, unbiased and complete. Defend your opinion. Rate your concern about the relationship between diet and breast cancer on a scale of 1 = no concern to 10 = extremely concerned after reading this information.
http://www.vegansociety.com/briefings/milkbreastcancer.htm
4. Click on the link below and read the information presented. After reading the information, write a paragraph commenting on your initial reaction to this information. Indicate if your opinion is changing as you work through this assignment. Evaluate this source of information on a scale of 1 = likely to be biased and inaccurate and incomplete to 5 = likely to be accurate, unbiased and complete. Defend your opinion. Rate your concern about the relationship between diet and breast cancer on a scale of 1 = no concern to 10 = extremely concerned after reading this information.
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/FactSheet/Diet/fs33.dairy.cfm
5. Click on the link below and read the abstract presented. It describes a recently published meta-analysis. After reading the abstract, write a paragraph commenting on your initial reaction to this information. Evaluate this source of information on a scale of 1 = likely to be biased and inaccurate and incomplete to 5 = likely to be accurate, unbiased and complete. Defend your opinion. Rate your concern about the relationship between diet and breast cancer on a scale of 1 = no concern to 10 = extremely concerned after reading this information.
6. Write a summary paragraph with your conclusions about the alleged link between diary food intake and breast cancer, based on the five sources above and your evaluation of their credibility. Defend your position. Indicate your final level of concern about the link between diet and breast cancer on a scale of 1 = no concern to 10 = extremely concerned.