How the Proliferation of Fraudulent Scientific Papers Is Threatening the Integrity of Cancer Research

1. Scientific fraud is systematic and increasing at an alarming rate. 2. Paper mills and brokers contribute significantly to the production of fraudulent research. 3. Cancer research is particularly affected by misinformation. 4. Academic pressure drives some scientists to publish fraudulent papers. 5. Guidelines have been established by ASCO for manuscript integrity. 6. There are tools available like PubPeer to help identify dubious research. 7. The scientific community must collectively combat fraudulent practices.