It's clobberin' time

[webofevil]

Quarter say cancer ‘down to fate’

Over a quarter of people believe that fate will determine whether they get cancer, a survey says. The poll of 4,000 people was carried out by the charity Cancer Research UK.

Those responding were asked if they thought they could cut their risk of developing cancer—or whether it was out of their hands. In total, 27 per cent of the people questioned said fate ruled whether they would be affected by the disease.

Dr Lesley Walker, director of cancer information at the charity, said: “It is alarming that such a large percentage of the British population do not realise that half of all cases of cancer can be prevented by lifestyle changes. We can all reduce our risk of cancer by stopping smoking, keeping a healthy weight and eating a balanced diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables and taking plenty of exercise.”

So half of all cases of cancer can’t be prevented? In that case, the percentage of people who believe the process is arbitrary is actually too low, isn’t it? Surely what’s alarming is that quite a few people who think cancer is preventable are going to be very disappointed.




EDIT: The above poster is real. I had nothing to do with its creation, nor have I modified it.

Comments

[chiller.livejournal.com]

I'm going to start a campaign titled: "You're going to die. Get over it."

Mr Logic writes

[alfaguru.livejournal.com]

"Preventable by lifestyle changes" does not equal "preventable", though, does it? (Unless you count, say, gene therapy as a lifestyle change?)

It's possible all cancer might be preventable, if we knew more about its causes, but I suspect that the preventive measures required might be a bit more extreme than eating a few more carrots and running round the block while the adverts are on.

[psychonomy.livejournal.com]

The page linked to from the Thing picture says:

The Event that you are trying to reach has been disabled.

Perhaps someone clobbered it. Oh, the ironyetc.

[lebeautemps.livejournal.com]

"The Fantastic Four acquired superhuman abilities after an experimental rocket ship designed by scientist Reed Richards passed through a storm of cosmic rays on its test flight to outer space..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Four

Perhaps the other half of cancers can be stopped by avoiding air travel and space tourism? The Thing looks like he's got a serious dose of something nasty.

[lebeautemps.livejournal.com]

As dying is much more serious than Christmas shopping,(well, for some people, granted) and certain branches of the Civil Service already get days off for that purpose (I kid you not), maybe you could lobby employers for an annual "Condolence Day"....?