Questions tagged [cancer]
Blanket term for a class of diseases in which cells lose the function called apoptosis" and continue to grow uncontrolled. Can also refer to the study of this uncontrolled growth, as well as its invasion and/or destruction of other tissues which is known as metastasis. The term "cancer" covers hundreds of different conditions.
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Did Buddhist monk, Ajahn Tate, have terminal cancer?
This answer in Buddhism.SE quotes from the book, The Art of Disappearing: Buddha's Path to Lasting Joy by Ajahn Brahm (Wisdom Publications, 2011):
I’ve known a lot of monks whose health problems ...
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Are birth control pills classified as a carcinogenic at the same level as asbestos and tobacco?
A few posts have been circulating on various social media outlets lately claiming that both combined estrogen-progesterone oral contraceptives and progesterone-only oral contraceptives have been ...
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Was a study of uterine cancer conducted solely on male subjects?
According to a 1986 article in the Chicago Tribune:
Researchers [at Rockefeller University] are studying the effects of obesity on estrogen activity and the tendency for women to develop breast and ...
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Are vegetable oils "worse" for your health than cigarettes?
There are several Tiktok videos going around claiming that 'vegetable oils are worse for your health than cigarettes'.
For example: TikTok user @thebenazadi said in a 2020 TikTok that Professor Brian ...
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Do 80 to 90 percent of lifelong smokers never develop lung cancer?
Joshua Hawkins of BGR.com has stated that 80 to 90 percent of lifelong smokers never develop lung cancer.
To quote the article:
Scientists may have discovered why lifelong smokers never get lung ...
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Can wood dust cause cancer?
From https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/fact-sheets/wood-dust
Wood dust is on the Proposition 65 list because it can cause cancer.
Exposure to wood dust in significant amounts on a recurring basis can ...
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Are all Oreo-cookie ingredients listed in accordance with EU ingredient labelling regulations?
I have read in several places about the claim that Oreo cookies may be using titanium dioxide in their preparation. This additive, although widely used, has been recently under the suspicion of ...
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Was Eddie Van Halen's tongue cancer caused by metal guitar picks?
Eddie Van Halen was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2000. He attributed the cancer to his habit of holding metal guitar picks, made from brass and copper, in his mouth. He was declared cancer-free in ...
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Does synthetic vitamin C contribute to the formation of genotoxins that can lead to cancer?
While researching Vitamin C supplements, I noticed dozens of people outraged about various companies slipping in "synthetic vitamin c" (ascorbic acid). From what I can tell this aversion ...
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What happenned at Ripon - Weston Elementary School [closed]
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Did the radio tower cause the cancer? - There is little evidence that radio towers in general cause cancer.
Tests reveal carcinogen (TCE) in tap water but carcinogen is 10x lower than the ...
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Do vaccines against childhood diseases leave the immune system less capable of fighting cancer?
I recently saw someone post this NSFW screenshot image about vaccines in a discussion about the COVID-19 outbreak. It is a screenshot from this NSFW 4chan thread.
The anonymous poster argues that ...
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Is Radio Frequency Radiation carcinogenic at the FCC's 1996 exposure limits?
A 2019 Scientific American blog article, We Have No Reason to Believe 5G Is Safe, by Joel M. Moskowitz, warns about the safety of 5G wireless technology.
Yet, since [the 1980s], the preponderance of ...
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Do "Rife machines" cure cancer?
The book The Cancer Cure That Worked: 50 Years of Suppression (ISBN 978-0982513866), by Barry Lynes, claims that:
there are Rife instruments which, combined with dedicated practitioners and ...
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Is there reliable evidence that depleted uranium from the 1999 NATO bombing is causing cancer in Serbia?
This year is the 20th anniversary of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia/Serbia. At the moment, Serbian media outlets are focused on claims that depleted uranium in NATO bombs used during the bombardment ...
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Does smoking one joint give as much exposure to cancer-producing chemicals as smoking four to five cigarettes?
I was linked to a website from Parenting Stack Exchange called drugfreeworld. I then browsed around a bit, and I found this interesting line on the Marijuana page:
Aside from the discomfort that ...
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