Was cancer less likely in a pre-industrial world?

Re:Was cancer less likely in a pre-industrial world? by gruez on Saturday May 15, 2021 @01:00PM (#27166907)

Is there any evidence supporting this hypothesis?

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Re:Was cancer less likely in a pre-industrial world? by galgalesh on Saturday May 15, 2021 @03:14PM (#27168011)

For context: the molecular shape of gluten causes dough to hold better. Wheat with more gluten gives softer bread which rises better. Hence why gluten is so prevalent in domesticated wheat.

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Re:Was cancer less likely in a pre-industrial world? by Robotbeat on Saturday May 15, 2021 @11:52PM (#27171064)

We’ve been optimizing stuff for palatability and processing since we started domesticating wheat. I am going to need a better argument about why gluten is special.

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Re:Was cancer less likely in a pre-industrial world? by fpoling on Saturday May 15, 2021 @02:30PM (#27167678)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20664999/

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Re:Was cancer less likely in a pre-industrial world? by scoopertrooper on Sunday May 16, 2021 @03:01AM (#27171798)

The article does not support your hypothesis. Celiac disease is not 'gluten intolerance'.

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