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Cancer cases in people below 50 up nearly 80 percent in last three decades (www.aljazeera.com)
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About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I only read the headline and not the article, so I'm not sure if this was mentioned. Would the main cause be from melanoma caused by UV? Melanoma rates in Australia went through the roof when we had that big ozone hole above our country.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    The main suspected causes mentioned are poor diet, alcohol, tobacco, physical inactivity, and obesity

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Ah yes. Blame poor people instead of the corporations polluting our natural world. Typical.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago*

    Well, if that's what the medical data actually points to, while I don't think blame is really a useful concept, that would be the correct conclusion.

    I don't know if that's actually the case, because I'm not a doctor, but I'll listen to them if they say it is.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Buddy we're all on this blue rock together. Those corporations couldn't do shit if consumers didn't let them. Plenty of blame to go around. We can encourage consumers to make better choices and vote for better regulations and still hold corporations and government accountable. We don't have to choose.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    had that big ozone hole

    Not sure if it still reaches Australia but we've still got the ozone hole here in NZ - and apparently cancer season is starting early this year thanks to climate change and water vapour from that Tongan volcano last year!

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