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It's on your blood! (feddit.cl)

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[+] Tja@programming.dev -7 points 1 day ago

Teflon doesn't cause cancer.

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[-] Shareni@programming.dev 5 points 23 hours ago

It's releasing a high amount of micro and nano plastics, and those are linked to different health issues including cancer.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724027232

our findings suggest that PTFE-MPs-associated toxicity may be specifically linked to the activation of the ERK pathway, which ultimately induces oxidative stress and inflammation.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37419366/

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[-] Tja@programming.dev -4 points 22 hours ago

Oxidative stress and inflammation is cancer?

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[-] Shareni@programming.dev 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

At least 40% of human cancers are associated with aberrant ERK pathway activity (ERKp).

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41698-024-00554-5

ERK expression is critical for development and their hyperactivation plays a major role in cancer development and progression.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7027163/

Prolonged oxidative stress contributes to cancer initiation and progression through several biological mechanisms.

https://biologyinsights.com/oxidative-stress-and-cancer-whats-the-connection/

Oxidative stress, characterized by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within cells, plays a critical role in the development of cancer by affecting genomic stability and signaling pathways within the cellular microenvironment.

https://biosignaling.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12964-023-01398-5

Inflammation predisposes to the development of cancer and promotes all stages of tumorigenesis.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6831096/

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[-] Tja@programming.dev -1 points 18 hours ago

So as much as breathing, coffee and the sun cause cancer?

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[-] ThoGot@feddit.org 1 points 3 hours ago

breathing, coffee and the sun

One of these is not like the others 👀

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[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

I mean, it might... but we haven't shown it does.

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[-] lime@feddit.nu 5 points 1 day ago

teflon itself is proved safe. its production is what's causing all the problems.

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[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I had a waterproofing spray that said on it "Completely nontoxic ^when ^dry"

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[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago

Modern teflon, sure.

But there's a reason its no longer made with PFOA.

Studies have looked at cancer rates in people living near or working in PFOA-related chemical plants. Some of these studies have suggested an increased risk of testicular cancer and kidney cancer with increased PFOA exposure. Studies have also suggested a possible link to thyroid cancer, but the increases in risk have been small and could have been due to chance. - Source

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