Is early-onset cancer an emerging global epidemic?

Post by enviclash » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 1:43 PM UTC

jinder wrote: post #16

notamy wrote: post #9

The most disturbing part, to me, is this: > The early-onset cancer epidemic might be one manifestation of increasing trends in the development of many chronic diseases in young and future generations. Why are chronic diseases trending upwards? Is it the obvious things (pollution, microplastics, obesity, massive drain on mental health from the modern lifestyle, etc.), or is there something else going on?

My guess: Environmental toxins, antibiotic use and poor diet leading to loss of microbiome diversity/dysbiosis and consequential disruption to the body’s homeostatic processes.

Post by upsidesinclude » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 1:49 PM UTC

sweetheart wrote: post #22

lambdaba wrote: post #15

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The result of misguidance from health professionals, big food & big pharma marketing. Not acknowledging that health is largely a result of lifestyle choices, and that pharmaceuticals are mostly ineffective and often harmful. And now for the specifics: - lies/bad science about meat (particularly red meat) being unhealthy - lies/bad science about cholesterol & saturated fat being unhealthy - not attacking sugar and pro…

> bad science... > I say this for experience... > It checks out for me... Glad you've managed to avoid the pesky allure of bad science with your anecdotal approach!

Post by wongarsu » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 1:52 PM UTC

posterboy wrote: post #12

NhanH wrote: post #2

I can't find a source with the full paper at all. And I'm guessing that's why there is no comment here.

This is the source, the full article costs only $99 on a journal subscrption, all expenses paid by a university near you in case you have access

Post by sweetheart » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 1:53 PM UTC

upsidesinclude wrote: post #23

sweetheart wrote: post #22

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> bad science... > I say this for experience... > It checks out for me... Glad you've managed to avoid the pesky allure of bad science with your anecdotal approach!

Are you trying to make the counter point that sugar and highly processed foods are healthy? There's lots of good science and history (! I guess that's just a bunch of anecdotes though) which demonstrates their ill effects. Sometimes, a fact has been asserted widely enough that we stop requiring sources, even at HN

Post by MonkeyMalarky » Fri, Sep 09, 2022, 1:57 PM UTC