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Interactive Cancer Risk Matrix
- Daishiman 1y agoThis once again corroborates that excessive weight, physical inactivity and alcohol consumption are the highest risk factor for pretty much every common ailment.
- downboots 1y agoI imagine UBI implemented through exercise program. Human hamster wheels, the future.
- NoPicklez 1y agoInteresting I couldn't find excess sun exposure in there for skin cancer, but I understand that those risks are greater in particular areas of the world (e.g. here in Australia)
- instagraham 1y agoI'm surprised that smoking didn't make the list
- helph67 1y ago"The damage to cells caused by free radicals, especially the damage to DNA, may play a role in the development of cancer and other health conditions" https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/antioxidants-fact-sheet https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/d... https://www.emedicinehealth.com/what_foods_have_the_highest_antioxidants/article_em.htm https://www.emedicinehealth.com/what_foods_have_the_highest_...
- southernplaces7 1y agoTo my understanding, for an absolute majority of cancer cases in general (discounting the vagaries of specific cancer types and their very particular causes) the single biggest causal factor is uncontrollable genetic luck. I've seen this described many times, and even recall (without searching in detail right now) that something like 60% of all diagnosed cancers have no specific known cause except the luck of the DNA draw.