Judy M2 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 As lung cancer strikes more and more healthy younger people, the article below got me thinking. I've always thought that environmental factors are the culprit, and the urgent call for research in the article is well-founded. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311844520_Carbon_dioxide_toxicity_and_climate_change_a_major_unapprehended_risk_for_human_health Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rower Michelle Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Thanks Judy- I’ve always wondered about that too. Growing up literally on top of the Garden State Parkway as well as living in Dallas & Miami spending hours in rush hour traffic…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiMama Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Interesting! Now that I've had 3 separate cancers and not a lot of cancer in my family except for my mother who's also had 3 different cancers, I've been wondering if I lived on a toxic waste site at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy M2 Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 I remember the old days (1970s) commuting to NYC in buses with no AC in the summer. Windows open and traffic would stop dead in the Lincoln Tunnel. In those days, gasoline still contained lead. Add post-9/11 exposure, and I don't wonder why I got lung cancer. If you're in the NY metro area, be very careful of the wildfire smoke coming your way from the West. That stuff is toxic too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rower Michelle Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Just got that visual Judy, as a kid taking the bus through the tunnel I can still remember all the grime on the tiles & that horrible smell! It was gross… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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