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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

siligut

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8. The first article links pesticides to cancer

Reply to yellowcanine (Reply #7)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 11:17 AM

Apr 2014

The second article lists half-life of common pesticides and their persistence in the environment. That is the concern as cited in the article. You obviously try very hard to deny the risk, I have seen it personally. We are at odds.

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Organic food doesn't prevent cancer... [View all] Archae Apr 2014 OP

Reducing risk is not the same as prevention siligut Apr 2014 #1

"these pesticides build up in the soil overtime..." Can you be more specific with citations? yellowcanine Apr 2014 #5

Read the article I linked to in my post siligut Apr 2014 #6

The article you linked is about exposure from pesticide application, not soil residues. yellowcanine Apr 2014 #7

The first article links pesticides to cancer siligut Apr 2014 #8

"I have seen it personally" is anecdote, not science. yellowcanine Apr 2014 #9

One thing to keep in mind when looking at these studies SheilaT Apr 2014 #2

At least this study doesn't fall prey to that NickB79 Apr 2014 #3

Another thing about cancer that people don't get is that the risk SheilaT Apr 2014 #4

Why would someone make this post? SoLeftIAmRight Jun 2014 #10

why wouldn't someone make this post? afaruzzi Jul 2014 #11