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Things that apparently cause cancer

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Magi604 · 1790993790 · focus · HN ↗
Every time I come across an article about cancer, I'm reminded of that website that catalogued all the things that The Daily Mail said either caused or prevented cancer.
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200221175201/http://kill-or-cure.herokuapp.com/" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20200221175201/http://kill-or-cu...
Too bad it's down, but here's an archive of it.
1. BobbyTables2 · 1790997291 · focus · HN ↗
  Watch out for dihydrogen monoxide… It has been found in 100% of all cancer cases but the government pumps it into our houses anyway…
  1. tossandthrow · 1791006893 · focus · HN ↗
    This "joke" usually comes up in discussions like this.
    Though it is kind of wasted. Dihydrogen monoxide would be the chemical compound without any salts, minerals or other additives we normally get from water.
    It would likely not be beneficial for you to drink it as opposed to water.
    wizardforhire · 1791007329 · focus · HN ↗
    Yeah but the burnt hydrogen products are not capable of being separated making it all the more insidious
  2. briansm · 1791043991 · focus · HN ↗
    It's worse than that, even just plain oxygen causes cancer (via oxidative stress). It also causes aging at the cellular level.
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative_stress" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidative_stress
    Not breathing may have more immediate side-effects though.

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