I only read the headline and not the article, so I'm not sure if this was mentioned. Would the main cause be from melanoma caused by UV? Melanoma rates in Australia went through the roof when we had that big ozone hole above our country.

[–] tasty4skin@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The main suspected causes mentioned are poor diet, alcohol, tobacco, physical inactivity, and obesity

[+] Coreidan@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Ah yes. Blame poor people instead of the corporations polluting our natural world. Typical.

[–] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well, if that's what the medical data actually points to, while I don't think blame is really a useful concept, that would be the correct conclusion.

I don't know if that's actually the case, because I'm not a doctor, but I'll listen to them if they say it is.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This is COVID denial style talk.

The report is actual medical research.

[–] tasty4skin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

What did you read that made you think “This is blaming poor people!”?

[–] WorldWideLem@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Poor diet, alcohol abuse, and tobacco use can all certainly be attributed to corporate malfeasance in at least some part.

[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Buddy we're all on this blue rock together. Those corporations couldn't do shit if consumers didn't let them. Plenty of blame to go around. We can encourage consumers to make better choices and vote for better regulations and still hold corporations and government accountable. We don't have to choose.

[–] cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

had that big ozone hole

Not sure if it still reaches Australia but we've still got the ozone hole here in NZ - and apparently cancer season is starting early this year thanks to climate change and water vapour from that Tongan volcano last year!