Cancer: France must know why it has higher exposure rates (lemonde.fr) 3 points by rawgabbit 9mo ago ↗ HN
[–] dtagames 9mo ago ↗ They're surprised? It also has the highest usage of nuclear power and runs nuclear fuel reprocessing plants, perhaps the dirtiest job on earth.We can pretend that spent nuclear fuel and fuel processing are safe. It just simply isn't true.Correlation is not causation, but it's certainly an area worth looking at.
[–] symbolicAGI 9mo ago ↗ France has high per capita alcohol consumption, though it has been declining from a peak in 1973, with wine being the most consumed beverage.More alcohol, more cancer. Simple.France's tobacco consumption is higher than the European Union average.More tobacco consumption, more cancer. Simple.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 14.3 ms ] threadWe can pretend that spent nuclear fuel and fuel processing are safe. It just simply isn't true.
Correlation is not causation, but it's certainly an area worth looking at.
More alcohol, more cancer. Simple.
France's tobacco consumption is higher than the European Union average.
More tobacco consumption, more cancer. Simple.