Almost 50% of Preventable Cancers Linked to Just Two Lifestyle Habits

[katalogeur@mastodon.social]

@catsalad

Meh. IF my single vice - which joys my every day shortens my days - fair trade. (Read Rubaiyat) And if not, then (Read Rumi). Can't take the sky away from me.

[dmtomas@mastodon.social]

@katalogeur @catsalad my wife and I once met our spirit animal, at the entrance to the supermarket. An old lady asked us for light, brought her cigarillos out and said “all my friends who worried about my smoking habits are now dead - I don’t, as that’s what gets you cancer - worrying”

[cppguy@infosec.space]

@adamantichrist @catsalad

I think you're right, and most #cancers are caused by random genetic mutation:

Family history and inherited cancer genes | Cancer Research UK

Some people have an increased risk of particular types of cancer because they have inherited a faulty gene.

(www.cancerresearchuk.org)

I also agree that certain carcinogens, from #tobacco smoke to ionising radiation to UV light to benzene, will increase that risk, and we owe it to ourselves to limit exposure to them. However, my understanding is that transcription errors creep in all the time as cells divide, and there's no way to stop it. So, if I'm right, we can reduce our lifetime chance of cancer, but we can't eliminate it.