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2024-12-05 19:05:28 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The overall position among major health organizations, including the ACS, the WHO, and the CDC, is that there is no reliable evidence linking fluoride in drinking water to cancer in humans. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/water-fluoridation-and-cancer-risk.html https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fluoride-good-or-bad#downsides https://www.cancercenter.com/risk-factors/fluoride https://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/2017/12/fluoride-cause-cancer/ https://ilikemyteeth.org/debate-fluoridation/does-fluoride-cause-cancer/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3889024/ Dr. Burk's 1970s claims about fluoride & cancer aren't supported: https://science.feedback.org/review/flawed-comparison-cancer-mortality-fluoridated-non-fluoridated-us-cities-doesnt-provide-sufficient-evidence-fluoride-causes-cancer/ https://www.ilikemyteeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Dean-Burk-Cancer-Claims.pdf

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    • The overall position among major health organizations, including the ACS, the WHO, and the CDC, is that there is no reliable evidence linking fluoride in drinking water to cancer in humans. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/water-fluoridation-and-cancer-risk.html https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fluoride-good-or-bad#downsides https://www.cancercenter.com/risk-factors/fluoride https://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/2017/12/fluoride-cause-cancer/ https://ilikemyteeth.org/debate-fluoridation/does-fluoride-cause-cancer/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3889024/ Dr. Burk's 1970s claims about fluoride & cancer aren't supported: https://science.feedback.org/review/flawed-comparison-cancer-mortality-fluoridated-non-fluoridated-us-cities-doesnt-provide-sufficient-evidence-fluoride-causes-cancer/ https://www.ilikemyteeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Dean-Burk-Cancer-Claims.pdf