I notice a lot of threads stating that this and that causes cancer for one reason or another. In fact if you look at the list of everything that entomologists say causes cancer you will probably notice that really everything causes cancer.

The Following is a list of what has been stated to cause cancer at one point or another according to entomologists.

Acetaldehyde, acrylamide, acrylonitril, abortion, agent orange, alar, alcohol, air pollution, aldrin, alfatoxin, arsenic, arsine, asbestos, asphalt fumes, atrazine, AZT, baby food, barbequed meat, benzene, benzidine, benzopyrene, beryllium, beta-carotene, betel nuts, birth control pills, bottled water, bracken, bread, breasts, bus stations, calcium channel blockers, cadmium, captan, carbon black, carbon tetrachloride, careers for women, casual sex, car fumes, celery, cell phones, charred foods, cooked foods, chewing gum, Chinese food, Chinese herbal supplements, chips, chloramphenicol, chlordane, chlorinated camphene, chlorinated water, chlorodiphenyl, chloroform, cholesterol, low cholesterol, chromium, coal tar, coffee, coke ovens, crackers, creosote, cyclamates, dairy products, deodorants, depleted uranium, depression, dichloryacetylene, DDT, dieldrin, diesel exhaust, diet soda, dimethyl sulphate, dinitrotouluene, dioxin, dioxane, epichlorhydrin, ethyle acrilate, ethylene, ethilene dibromide, ethnic beliefs,ethylene dichloride, Ex-Lax, fat, fluoridation, flying, formaldehyde, free radicals, french fries, fruit, gasoline, genes, gingerbread, global warming, gluteraldehyde, granite, grilled meat, Gulf war, hair dyes, hamburgers, heliobacter pylori, hepatitis B virus, hexachlorbutadiene, hexachlorethane, high bone mass, hot tea, HPMA, HRT, hydrazine, hydrogen peroxide, incense, infertility, jewellery, Kepone, kissing, lack of exercise, laxatives, lead, left handedness, Lindane, Listerine, low fibre diet, magnetic fields, malonaldehyde, mammograms, manganese, marijuana, methyl bromide, methylene chloride, menopause, microwave ovens, milk hormones, mixed spices, mobile phones, MTBE, nickel, night lighting, night shifts, nitrates, not breast feeding, not having a twin, nuclear power plants, Nutrasweet, obesity, oestrogen, olestra, olive oil, orange juice, oxygenated gasoline, oyster sauce, ozone, ozone depletion, passive smoking, PCBs, peanuts, pesticides, pet birds, plastic IV bags, polio vaccine, potato crisps (chips), power lines, proteins, Prozac, PVC, radio masts, radon, railway sleepers, red meat, Roundup, saccharin, salt, sausage, selenium, semiconductor plants, shellfish, sick buildings, soy sauce, stress, strontium, styrene, sulphuric acid, sun beds, sunlight, sunscreen, talc, tetrachloroethylene, testosterone, tight bras, toast, toasters, tobacco, tooth fillings, toothpaste (with fluoride or bleach), train stations, trichloroethylene, under-arm shaving, unvented stoves, uranium, UV radiation, vegetables, vinyl bromide, vinyl chloride, vinyl fluoride, vinyl toys, vitamins, vitreous fibres, wallpaper, weedkiller (2-4 D), welding fumes, well water, weight gain, winter, wood dust, work, x-rays.

So you see, it is really silly to fear cancer because even if you stop using a product there are 1000 more things that will give you cancer anyway.

[edit on 30-6-2009 by DaMod]

Well, the truth is, if the powers that be ever told the people what is really giving them cancer, there would be riots and insurrection. So I will tell you all, and of course none will believe it.
Radiation is the cause of cancer, from the above ground nuclear blasts in the 40-70s, to the cell phone/I-Pod in your hand, you are being irradiated almost all the time with all of the cute electronic toys they push at us. Ever stand in front of your microwave while warming something up? Does your watch have glow in the dark hands? Carry that cell in your pocket? I have even seen people give them to their children to play with.

Originally posted by autowrench
Well, the truth is, if the powers that be ever told the people what is really giving them cancer, there would be riots and insurrection. So I will tell you all, and of course none will believe it.
Radiation is the cause of cancer, from the above ground nuclear blasts in the 40-70s, to the cell phone/I-Pod in your hand, you are being irradiated almost all the time with all of the cute electronic toys they push at us. Ever stand in front of your microwave while warming something up? Does your watch have glow in the dark hands? Carry that cell in your pocket? I have even seen people give them to their children to play with.

Ahem all that stuff is on the list

I have noticed that too. Everything kills you brain Cells too. "Dont do drugs, you lose braincells." "Dont huff any chemicle, you lose braincells.
Simply being awake kills braincells. Sleeping kills braincells. They are meant to die.
And they say Muontain Dew lowers sperm count.
Pepsi is as bad for your liver and kydney as alcohol.
Everything is bad in life.
The Leading cause of death is life.

-Shadow

The problem is that even by some chance one manages to avoid all of this - cancer will eventually appear due to simple aging. If all people lived up to 200, all would die of cancer.
By the way, i have some questions for the list. Winter??? Vegetables? Celery? Vitamins?? Low cholesterol?
Either it is some generalization - like vegetables with pesticide, or certain vitamins in very high dosages , or i missed those things in the always correct media.

The issue is that we take several different things and lump them into one classification. Cancer is abnormal cellular growth. Schizophrenia is prolonged psychosis.

The problem with this is that for some reason, people associate this one name catch all, with a one cure catch all. It's just not that simple. There are MANY reasons for cancer, schizophrenia, autism, etc...We need more of an integrative understanding on disease and it's causes. No one thing causes another. All is interconnected.

Originally posted by ZeroKnowledge
The problem is that even by some chance one manages to avoid all of this - cancer will eventually appear due to simple aging. If all people lived up to 200, all would die of cancer.

This is a untruth, cancer was non existant till cooked/processed food and the industrial revolution came into play. Cancer is bull# anyways, everyone who isnt a dip# already knows the cure. the cure is 100% live raw plant food incase u were wonderin

Actually cancer is a direct result of atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons in the late 40's through the early 60'. It has gotten into the entire food chain so in effect everything does cause cancer as the biological impact of decades of nuclear testing and accidents have taken their toll.

The government simply denies it because if they admit it then they own the entire world free cancer treatments for life. They could not afford that so they suppress any evidence linking atomic testing to cancer.

You know two things that have been linked to HIGHER cancer rates?

Smoking and overexposure to UV rays.

You know what is still legal?

Cigarettes and tanning beds.

And there, ladies and gentleman, is a good conspiracy.

A long time ago I worked for home depot and we use to joke at home many products have the label " known to the state of California to cause cancer". The best one was a regular garden hose that said not to drink from it because of that.

It's just a way to let companies not get sues is all.

It's true, all that stuff causes cancer, but we also live in a world where we can get our hands on awesome medicines for very cheap.

With Bee Pollen, Wheatgrass, Herbs, Maca Root, Goji Berries, Trace Minerals supplements, Bitter Apricot Kernels, Vegetable smoothies, Cacao, Magnesium, Potassium Supplements, we can eat better than Pharohs for less than 10 dollars a day. The choice is ours.

A well tuned body can slough off all these toxins, that's what the immune system is built for.

David Wolfe is a good starting point.

hmmmm. after reading all this, my paranoia has reached a pinnacle!

Although terrorists and aspartame should be added to the list

No no no no no! You got it all wrong the guy above me is the thing that causes cancer! Yea, you Republic I am onto your evil schemes! *just kidding*