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It's not clear to me cancer rates are actually higher than the past. People are living longer because they're not dying of other diseases (tuberculoses, syphili
by arp242 3y ago
It's not clear to me cancer rates are actually higher than the past. People are living longer because they're not dying of other diseases (tuberculoses, syphilis, heart attacks, etc. etc.), and no one was checking what did or didn't give you cancer in the past.
And animals get cancer. Tasmanian devils and their infectious mouth cancer is a famous example.
- lm28469 3y agoIt's extremely clear that we're exposed to more man made materials proved or suspected to cause cancer than 200 years ago. The fact that we live longer doesn't mean we couldn't live even better/longer without all these pollutants
- arp242 3y agoWith everyone burning fires for heating and cooking, factories spewing out smoke, and no one testing chemicals used to colour everything from clothing to food to toys? I wouldn't be so sure.