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Re:The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip by microwavecamera on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:23PM (#14964370)
> the entire population would have to come down with cancer every three months

The 40% risk of getting cancer doesn't mean 40% of the population will get cancer. Environmental factors increase the risk. I'm not quite sure how you're arriving at that conclusion.

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Re:The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip by lisper on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:54PM (#14964583)
> The 40% risk of getting cancer doesn't mean 40% of the population will get cancer.

Actually, that's exactly what it means. 42% will develop cancer at some point in their lives, and 22% will die of it. Follow the link I provided to see the details.

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