Tainted CPAP machines and ventilators went to children, the elderly and at least 700,000 veterans despite internal warnings. Company insiders said the devices posed an “unacceptable” risk.

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[–] 19 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

It sounds like it's not just a case of "could cause cancer" it sounds like it straight-up does cause cancer. They're not just talking about carcinogenic compounds, they're talking about genotoxic carcinogenic compounds. My understanding is that normal carcinogens carry a risk of developing cancer, but it's not guaranteed. Genotoxic carcinogens, however, are almost guaranteed to cause cancer because they actually change how cells work.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    I went and googled the difference for us, because I have no idea:

    The term "genotoxic carcinogen" indicates a chemical capable of producing cancer by directly altering the genetic material of target cells, while "non-genotoxic carcinogen" represents a chemical capable of producing cancer by some secondary mechanism not related to direct gene damage. - Hayashi Y. (1992). Overview of genotoxic carcinogens and non-genotoxic carcinogens. Experimental and toxicologic pathology : official journal of the Gesellschaft fur Toxikologische Pathologie, 44(8), 465–471. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0940-2993(11)80159-4

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