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eurasiantiger | 2 years ago

”Some risk factors during adolescence and adulthood have also been described, such as having an occupation as a fire-fighter, working with aircraft maintenance and marijuana smoking”

Firefighters and aircraft mechanics get exposed to high levels of PFAS, but what is the devil’s lettuce doing here?

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beezlewax|2 years ago

Burning anything releases carcinogens as far as I'm aware.

eurasiantiger|2 years ago

Last I saw epidemiological data, cannabis smokers had a slightly lower odds ratio for lung cancer (<1.0) than non-anything-smokers (=1.0), while tobacco smokers had an OR in the high single digits (>8.0)

throwaway22032|2 years ago

I mean, it's literally smoking? Inhaling burnt matter.