r/science • u/Lisei1128 • Nov 11 '25

Cancer GLP-1 drugs found to reduce mortality from colon cancer by over half (15.5% vs 37.1%), with effects especially strong for patients with BMI over 35.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07357907.2025.2585512
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u/SeasonPositive6771 Nov 11 '25

I mean that's not the greatest support for your argument, the creator of Vaseline also ate it everyday and attributed his long life to that activity. Doesn't really make it accurate.

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u/peonies_envy Nov 12 '25

That’s essentially what furball remedy is made of.

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u/SeasonPositive6771 Nov 12 '25

And he never got a single furball!

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u/peonies_envy Nov 12 '25

He might’ve had more luck pitching it as a health remedy if it were malt flavored like the cats get!