Cancer Risk Debate

Comments debate whether a specific substance, behavior, or exposure causes cancer or merely increases its risk, citing scientific studies, statistics, and questioning claims of causation.

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shuvuvt5 • Apr 24, 2024 • View on HN

You mean besides not causing cancer?

uptownfunk • Oct 10, 2024 • View on HN

Curious why it ends up causing cancer..

hyperpape • Mar 30, 2019 • View on HN

Probably not true for cancer risk: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2223525/

system2 • Nov 17, 2022 • View on HN

That sounds like a good way to get cancer.

Zenst • Oct 30, 2020 • View on HN

Nothing stand-out from https://ourworldindata.org/cancer that would indicate that.Alcohol would also be a factor in play as that would increase the risk of some cancers, so the lack of you would of thought also be a factor with that lifestyle.

maxerickson • Dec 11, 2017 • View on HN

I think the cancer link is pretty solid but the base rates and relative risks don't paint that dire a picture.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108955/

selfishgene • Jan 20, 2021 • View on HN

Wonder if this would increase the risk of cancer in the process.

andreareina • Aug 14, 2020 • View on HN

It's true! https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/everything-causes-cancer/

everdev • Oct 21, 2019 • View on HN

"Causes" implies that you will get cancer if you partake. Maybe you mean "increases the risk of". Agreed that your risk exposure might only be fractions of a percent and not worth abstaining or regulating.

voxic11 • Feb 5, 2016 • View on HN

Why do you think it causes cancer?