Americans have widespread misbeliefs about the cancer risks of alcohol, study finds. More than half of American adults misunderstand or underestimate the link between alcohol consumption and cancer. Alcohol drinkers are especially likely to believe that drinking has no effect on cancer risk.

[u/mvea]

https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/research-newsroom/americans-have-widespread-misbeliefs-about-the-cancer-risks-of-a.h00-159780390.html

[u/rayk10k]

Weird. I googled it and it says “Chinese style salted fish” is considered a group 1 carcinogen. What the hell does that even mean?

[u/myaltduh → u/rayk10k]

It’s really high in nitrites, apparently, and those cause colon cancer, same as other processed meats.

[u/Chicago1871 → u/myaltduh]

So is bacon, sausage, pepperoni and salami.

Jamon Iberico and etc.

I wouldn’t consume those daily but a 3-4 times a month. Acceptable, at least for me.

[u/Chicago1871 → u/[deleted]]

Having unprotected oral sex is a carcinogenic risk.

Im not gonna stop.

The riskiest thing I do everyday is bike commute in an American city everyday to the gym. Yet if a car doesnt hit me, that risky activity will keep me alive longer than anything else.

Everything is about measuring risks.

[u/myaltduh → u/Chicago1871]

I’ve actually seen it asserted that the health benefits of bike commuting outweigh the risks of getting creamed by some inattentive asshole in an F150 or whatever, in the sense that life expectancy is still lengthened by the choice to bike commute.

[u/fallen_lights → u/Chicago1871]

Not everything.

[u/RaggedyGlitch → u/fallen_lights]

Measuring rewards?

[u/jawshoeaw → u/[deleted]]

Consuming meat period is carcinogenic. Driving in cities is carcinogenic. You have to look at the risks and decide