Slog - Comments on We're Doomed http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1 Lack of sunlight may increase the risk of lung cancer, a study suggests. Researchers found lung cancer rates were highest in countries furthest from the equator, where exposure to sunlight is lowest. It is thought vitamin D--generated by exposure to sunlight--can halt tumour growth by promoting the factors responsible for cell death in the body.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:09:14 -0800 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:57:52 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Phelix Not only do we get SAD but we're gonna get cancer too?

]]> Phelix http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877258 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877258 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:12:07 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 Good thing i drink 2 gallons of milk a week

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877267 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877267 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:19:24 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Whatever. I'm sick of "researchers" and their bullshit research. These aren't findings.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877271 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877271 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:24:17 -0800 Comment by tsm Just take a vitamin pill, ya pasty whiner.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877273 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877273 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:26:18 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Or go fry yourself in a tanning bed.

Skin cancer or lung cancer? How's a boy to decide?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877275 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877275 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:28:00 -0800 Comment by Dougsf "In this case, the researchers have not actually measured people's vitamin D levels, and there may be several other factors that need to be taken into account."

What a bunch of jerks. Russians, Canadians, Swedes, Norwegians, English: the whole bunch of'em usually starts smoking at age 13.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877276 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877276 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:29:53 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways guess I'll be drinking more milk with my morning Pall Mall.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877277 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877277 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:30:01 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Well.

Good thing I'm heading to Santa Barbara to go surfing for a week on Sunday ...

You might want to take up snowboarding or skiing ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877282 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877282 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:32:36 -0800 Comment by boomer in NYC "Doomed" or "mortal"--because honestly, if the plan is to live forever, you're going to end up very disappointed.

]]> boomer in NYC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877291 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877291 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:37:18 -0800 Comment by Smarm Jeez, I suggest that even grade school students could come up with a more rigorous explanation for higher rates of LUNG cancer in climates with less sunlight.

Let's go with the logical possibility that stagnant indoor air (even in cities like Seattle with public smoking bans) holds more cancer-causing pollutants than outdoor air, and people in cloudy weather conditions are apt to spend more time indoors than people in sunny climates.

Doh!

]]> Smarm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877332 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877332 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:00:38 -0800 Comment by JACKSON POLLOCK living a long life is overrated. for 90% of americans, it's an additional ten years spent on their fat asses watching bad reality tv, anyway.

]]> JACKSON POLLOCK http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877334 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877334 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:01:40 -0800 Comment by Greg Or getting raped in assisted-living communities.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877340 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877340 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:03:54 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty My Dad died a doddering old fool at 80 thanks to Alzheimers. If that's the alternative, somebody pass the Camels.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877352 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877352 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:14:30 -0800 Comment by Cale Once again supporting the idea that we need to petition the city council to fund more sunlight hours.

Wait, cancer? Haven't they cured that yet?

]]> Cale http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877353 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877353 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:14:55 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Cured? No.

But in an effort to discourage its spread, the council has voted to impose a sin tax on anyone who has it.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877366 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877366 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:26:27 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Even if they found a cure for cancer, we'd never see it, and some lab group would get dead.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877453 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877453 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:21:38 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn Do the Inuit/Eskimo/Arctic First Nation peoples really get lung cancer more than Caucasians? Or is it the wall to wall carpeting most westerners have in their homes that spew fibers into the air?

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877497 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877497 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:53:29 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi Countries farther from the equator also have higher rates of breast cancer and higher rates of MS. And as far as Inuits go, it's my understanding that oily fish and the like are a good source of vitamin D.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877502 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877502 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:57:22 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt Just put on some Eydie Gorme and let your cares melt away. . .

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877503 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877503 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:57:30 -0800 Comment by Katelyn Is it... THE RAIN? (I loved those gloomy-ass Multiple Sclerosis billboards. They should do lung cancer billboards just like those ones.

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877542 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877542 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:21:32 -0800 Comment by L Don't blame the researchers, Poe. This is shitty reporting, not shitty research.

Researchers: "We looked at A, B, and C. We found D, E, and F. Bear in mind that we still need to look at X, Y, and Z, which we hope to do once funding comes through."

Media: "Lack of sun causes lung cancer!" Media fine print: "No one has actually determined that lack of sunlight causes lung cancer."

As someone who's kept up with vitamin D research for a few years, I find it likely that there is a link between vitamin D deficiency and cancer (among other things) in general. Doesn't mean the final word is in, though, or that they don't need more research. But vitamin D is safe up to many times the RDA, so I take big doses.

]]> L http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877561 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877561 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:45:51 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Tell me more about this Vitamin F.

What does it cure?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877574 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877574 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:52:39 -0800 Comment by treacle It gets worse, with global dimming we living above the 45th parallel will get EVEN LESS sunlight than we would have before. ha!

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877582 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/were_doomed_1#c877582 Life Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:57:52 -0800