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Can you trust the sunscreen?
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Are those chemtrails in the air?
There arefishfarting in the water supply, is that a carcinogen too?
Take bacon, for example.
In 2015 it was causing cancer, or so I read.
If you like bacon, you dont have to purge your fridge, just practice some moderation.
Remember when we all went out and got as many antioxidants as we could get our hands on?
Its OK. Come out already.
If you dont have it yet, you go and get it.
Its coming.(…)
So, basically, either Im gonna die or youre in the presence of Wolverine, bitches.
The first was that you figured out really quickly how to acquire birth control without your parents knowing.
The second was that, inevitably, you got HPV.
That shit can’t be completely protected againstnot with condoms, the Hoover Dam, or even vibranium.
Most of those strains do nothing, a few cause warts, and some cause cervical cancer.
Because you could be Wolverine, but do you want to take that chance?
The CDCrecommendsHPV vaccinations for women through age 26 and men through age 21.
If you’re older and still want the vaccine, talk to your doctor about your specific situation.
UV exposure is theleading cause of skin cancer, and it’s also largely avoidable.
How do you best do that?
Cover up and stay out of the sun (and tanning beds).
Even the American Academy of Dermatology agrees that sunscreen is asafe, effectiveform of protection from the sun.
Newsflash: Organic cigarettes can still give you some goddamn cancer (perhaps itsorganic cancer?).
Its true that not all cases of lung cancer are because of smoking.
However, the evidence is clear thatsmoking can cause a host of ailments, including lung cancer.
One consistent thing we see in headlines is that some sort of food is causing cancer.
Gluten, probably just because its so goddamn delicious.
And the rumors just wont die that sugar causes (or feeds) cancer.
The American Cancer Society doesnt directly attribute any one food to causing cancer, not even sugar.
However, there there does seem to bea link between body weight and cancer risk.
Regularly gaining and losing weightmay also increase cancer risk.
I have teamed up with Big Science to kill all your food- and substance-based joy.
Dont worry, you’re free to keep your caffeine.
But according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology alcohol is anestablished risk factorfor certain malignancies.
The American Cancer Society recommends limiting daily intake to two drinks for men and one for women.
Its easy to buy into every new health craze you read about online.
Whatever the fuck kale is supposed to do.
But as with so many things, a lot of it is left up to the genetic lottery.
Does that mean that you should say fuck it, hand me a cigarette-flavored cocktail, extra asbestos?
Family history of an aggressive form of colon cancer at a younger age than standard screening?
As unpleasant as that particular exam is, request that your doctor start screenings a bit younger than standard.
You had one or both parent with a family history of breast cancer?
Enjoy your green tea because its delicious, but not because you think itll prevent cancer.
Go enjoy the warmth of summer, but wear your sunscreen.
