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purple_nitrile 49 points ago +50 / -1

There is a theory that some forms of cancers are caused by viruses while studying src genes in chickens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rous_sarcoma_virus

Many different types of cancers are caused by different triggers, but the leading belief nowadays is the majority comes from constant inflammation.

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Buzzy243 18 points ago +19 / -1

Sugar.

History is going to look back on our current dietary norms with horror.

Doctors are having to start treating elementary school children for type 2 diabetes. Really terrible stuff.

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quietam_uxorem 10 points ago +10 / -0

Or, more likely, the replacement of sugar with high fructose corn syrup.