Attached to this assignment, you will find the articles and instructions necessary to complete Assignment 4.1 Applying the Bradford ll Criteria. First, you will read the short article about GMOs found at This article serves as your example of how to apply the Bradford ll criteria. As you read, think about how the Bradford ll criteria were applied to formulate this stance about GMOs. Consider the factors that were identified about GMOs to represent each of the Bradford ll criteria and, subsequently, form an opinion. Second, you will read the attached article about a proposed link between French fries and breast cancer. You will then note how the Bradford ll criteria apply to that article and decide if causation is present based on your application of the Bradford ll criteria. To complete the assignment, list each of the nine Bradford ll criteria in a Word document, using the class lecture slides to remind you of the criteria. Next to each one of the criteria, write what you find in the article which corresponds to that criterionthat is,
supporting or refuting evidence for each criterion. You may not find evidence for all nine criteria. That is ok. Be sure that you report evidence for at least five of the criteria. After you have noted supporting or refuting evidence for at least five criteria, write a brief summary paragraph stating your conclusion about whether there is a causal link between french fries and breast cancer and why you believe there is or is not based on your application of the Bradford ll criteria. Third, you will read the attached article about HPV and cervical cancer. You will apply the Bradford ll criteria to that article, noting supporting or refuting evidence for each one of the criteria as you did for the previous article. Just as you did before, after noting supporting or refuting evidence for at least five of the Bradford ll criteria, you will write a brief summary paragraph stating your conclusion about whether there is a causal link between HPV and cervical cancer and why there is or is not based on your application of the Bradford ll criteria.