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1. toasty228 · 1790687453 · focus · HN ↗

   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oatext.com&#x2F;which-environment-makes-cancer.php" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oatext.com&#x2F;which-environment-makes-cancer.php

   Always a good read, most cancers are environmental, and most of these are caused by obesity, bad diet and smoking&#x2F;drinking, fix these four things in your life and you reduce your chances of getting cancer by 50%+

   1. sandworm101 · 1790696074 · focus · HN ↗

      And gentics. Some people&#x2F;families are just more prone to cancer than others.

      A long while ago i read about this and a link to wealth. Of those families with know genetic problems, the poor ones seems to have actively dealt with the issue internally after realizing the problem. They adopt, have fewer children, or use surrogacy. They cannot afford sickly kids. But wealthy families did not, the best examples being those royal families with known problems.

      Personally, my cancer risks went way up when my heavy-smoker uncle died of throat cancer. Going from zero cancer in related family to &quot;some&quot; moved me up the charts.

      1. toasty228 · 1790697757 · focus · HN ↗

         &gt; And gentics.

         Really no, not that many, 5-10% estimated. And I&#x27;d not be surprised if a lot of the &quot;everyone in the family get cancers&quot; aren&#x27;t environmental either (factory next door, working in a field using chemicals, etc.)

         1. sandworm101 · 1790698013 · focus · HN ↗

            &quot;Only about 5% to 10% of all cancer cases are hereditary, meaning they are caused by an inherited gene mutation.&quot;

            <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cancer.ca&#x2F;en&#x2F;cancer-information&#x2F;reduce-your-risk&#x2F;check-your-family-history" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cancer.ca&#x2F;en&#x2F;cancer-information&#x2F;reduce-your-risk&#x2F;che...

            No. This is 5-10% are from inherited genetic issues, not environment. And that is the canadian cancer society saying so, not a random website or drug company. 5-10% is a monumental number of cancers. If someone came out with a drug to reduce cancers across the board by 5-10% there would be talk at the Nobel commitee.

            1. toasty228 · 1790698307 · focus · HN ↗

               We&#x27;re saying the same thing yes... and both websites too

               &gt; If someone came out with a drug to reduce cancers across the board by 5-10% there would be talk at the Nobel commitee.

               I have one, stop drinking, where is my nobel?

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