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Poland is an interesting case, why are they having much more cancer than the rest of Europe?
by tiku 2y ago
Poland is an interesting case, why are they having much more cancer than the rest of Europe?
- xanderlewis 2y agoEating sausages? Not trying to be offensive; I’m serious.
- ahoka 2y agoI don’t think that’s unique to Poland.
- xanderlewis 2y agoOf course not, but the average consumption seems to be higher. Particularly (relatively highly processed) dried and cured sausages which are supposedly associated with higher rates of certain kinds of cancers.
- ahoka 2y agoI think this is a very stereotypical and stupid theory. The most common cancers are prostate or breast cancer in Poland: https://journals.viamedica.pl/nowotwory_journal_of_oncology/article/view/99065#:~:text=Results.,%2C%20lung%2C%20and%20colorectal%20cancers https://journals.viamedica.pl/nowotwory_journal_of_oncology/....
- xanderlewis 2y agoThose are the most common everywhere, so it doesn’t explain the disparity. Why is it stupid? Because it’s a stereotype? Do you know where stereotypes come from? Also: it’s not a serious ‘theory’; it was just a small amount of speculation.
- tevlon 2y agoPoland burns a lot of coal in the winter for heating, which results in poor air quality: https://www.reddit.com/r/AirQuality/comments/1b5os4w/what_is_going_on_with_air_quality_in_poland/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AirQuality/comments/1b5os4w/what_is...