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Things that apparently cause cancer

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  1. Magi604 · · 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:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20200221175201&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kill-or-cure.herokuapp.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20200221175201&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kill-or-cu...

    Too bad it&#x27;s down, but here&#x27;s an archive of it.

    1. kreelman · · focus · HN ↗
      Is this whole article (the article in this Hacker News post, to be clear) an example of

         &quot;Correlation is not causation&quot;  ?
      1. christina97 · · focus · HN ↗
        No, because no correlation was proved. It’s just a flawed methodology.
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