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From: render@uiucdcsb.Uiuc.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: carcinogens in your food...
Message-ID: <7000043@uiucdcsb>
Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 10:39:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  1 10:39:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb.Uiuc.ARPA!render    Aug  1 09:39:00 1985


    Having watched someone close to me die of cancer, I can still say that
your attitude is one of the worst I have ever had exposure to.  I hardly
think that the original poster of the note regarding possible carcinogens
was making light of cancer.  Cancer is not a laughing matter, but the 
extent to which some people will grasp on to any straw to try and avoid
it IS laughable.  There are just some things that are impossible to 
avoid, such as sunlight, food, water, etc. which are known under certain 
circumstances to be carcinogenic.  What you try to do is minimize your
risk of cancer without going crazy in the process.  After all, there is
only so much that you can do towards minimizing this risk and still have an 
enjoyable life.  It is commendable to point out to people the risks to which
they may be subject (assuming they don't know about them already), but it is
not commendable to nag at people for making choices with which you disagree.

                                     Hal Render
                 
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