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I think everything we eat and breathe is somewhat carcinogenic. The question is where to draw the line. As far as I’m concerned I’m happy to give 1 month of my
by baxtr 9y ago
I think everything we eat and breathe is somewhat carcinogenic. The question is where to draw the line. As far as I’m concerned I’m happy to give 1 month of my life (assuming that’s the time span associated with coffee and cancer on average) for the joy of drinking coffee everyday.
Life should not only be longlasting, but also joyful
- trav4225 9y agoToxicologists often say "the toxicity is in the dose". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dose_makes_the_poison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dose_makes_the_poison
- agumonkey 9y agosays botulinum toxin
- Franciscouzo 9y agoaka Botox
- nonbel 9y agoYes, it has been known for quite awhile that mitogenesis (cell division) "causes" cancer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC54830/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC54830/ Literally anything that leads to the need for cells to divide is a cause of cancer (eg smoking -> replace lung cells more often; UV light -> replace skin cells more often; obesity -> more cells overall needing replacement, etc). It makes zero sense to frame the issue in terms of X causes vs doesn't cause cancer. Instead it is a matter of how much.
- agumonkey 9y agoIIUC it's not really the cell growth rate, but the harm from toxic molecules or radiation.
- nonbel 9y agoEach division there is some probability p the cell gets an error that can contribute to cancer. Anything that increases the number of divisions or p will increase the chances of cancer.
- jiggunjer 9y agoUnless it's the division of cancer destroying immune cells :). Then the (net) chance should decrease due to division.