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[-] SexWithDogs@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Cancer rates in the US are up about 500% since 1970. My brother is in late 20s and is already needing testosterone meds, presumably due to years of work in industrial settings.

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

I just want to point out that we are better at detecting cancers now and we have a lot more information than in the 70s. So the 500% is still true, but a non negligeable part of that is that we are better at detecting it early.

[-] trippingonthewire@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I think cancer is going up due to all the unhealthy crap we are exposed to. We all have cancer cells in our body, but I believe that some things we consume may aggravate those cells. Like we don't eat as healthy as people once did.

Many of us consume fast food, soda, candy, and other junk more often than we should, and I think that constantly eating this processed food that we aren't really meant to eat could have this type of effect.

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I totally agree that cancer are rising, but as I said, some of that raise is explained by the fact that we are better at detecting cancers.

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's because we swapped cigs for Big Macs and HAAS movement.

[-] Hyphlosion@donphan.social 1 points 1 year ago

That is until the “Big” Mac seemed to shrink in size and is now very dry with a bit of sauce and old iceberg lettuce dumped all over it.

Give me a Double Quarter Pounder or give me death!

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Lol absolutely, the size of it and the whopper has just vanished. I miss the 99c jumbo jacks, those bastards helped get my though college.

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