LA Times:  “I have definitely hit the jackpot.” Advanced breast cancer disappears after new immunotherapy
Rating: 5 stars

• This is a very well-sourced and well-written article.
• The author explains the nuances of different types of immunotherapies and elegantly explains in lay terms why this approach is novel.
• The author includes comments from the treating doctor as well as experts in the field.  These comments help to convey the difficulty of this treatment approach and its current lack of scalability.

U.S. News & World Report: Breakthrough therapy seems to rid woman of advanced breast cancer
Rating: 4.5 Stars

• This article is well written.
• The headline and lede match the article’s claims.
• The only source was the treating physician.
• Of all the media articles reviewed in this XRAYS, only this article used the term adoptive cell transfer or ACT. This article successfully conveys the difficult-to-describe complex approach.

Health.com: This woman's terminal breast cancer disappeared after immunotherapy. Here's why that's such a big deal
Rating: 4.0 Stars

• This is a well written, easy-to-read article.
• The headline and lede are accurate.
• The only source was the patient. Other comments were taken from other media and academic sources.

PBS:  New Breast Cancer Therapy is a “Win for Society”
Rating: 3.5 stars

• The headline does not match the article’s claims. The article includes two different research reports: one describes a successful result with a new immunotherapy approach for a single patient; the other describes the TAILORx trial results, which showed that Oncotype DX scores can identify which early-stage breast cancer patients can forego chemotherapy. (The latter report was covered in a recent XRAYS).
• While the new therapy is mentioned in the headline as a novel immunotherapy that was successful in only 1 metastatic breast cancer patient, the win for society is that Oncotype DX scores can now help to determine which women can forgo chemotherapy.
• The article is well balanced, although difficult to follow due the mix of research reported. 
• The article, while accurate, may be difficult for a lay reader to understand the complex topic of immunotherapy.

Fox News:  Florida woman beats terminal breast cancer with new therapy
Ratings: 3.5 stars

• The article is clear and easy to read, although like the headline, it is a bit sensationalized.
• The only source was the doctor who treated the patient.

NY Post: Cancer patient given just 3 months to live is cured by experimental treatment
Rating: 3.0 stars

• The article inaccurately states that “Perkins had a mastectomy and all her lymph nodes removed…” She did not have all her lymph nodes removed.
• The article is clear and easy to read, although like the headline, it is a bit sensationalized.
• The only source was the doctor who treated the patient.