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2024-12-01 02:37:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1299732836B66B15983E965B70C1A0040FA1CF33416EB1C9A1F62CBA431E9116
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The claim that “fluoride causes more human cancer death, and causes it faster than any other chemical” is false and misleading. Dean Burk's POV is False, Flawed, and Outdated: https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/flawed-comparison-cancer-mortality-fluoridated-non-fluoridated-us-cities-doesnt-provide-sufficient-evidence-fluoride-causes-cancer/ https://ilikemyteeth.org/debate-fluoridation/does-fluoride-cause-cancer/ https://blog.dana-farber.org/insight/2017/12/fluoride-cause-cancer/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3889024/ https://www.ilikemyteeth.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Dean-Burk-Cancer-Claims.pdf Regulated Water Fluoridation at 0.7 mg/L is Safe: https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2024/is-fluoride-water-bad-for-you-cancer/ https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/myths/fluoridated-water-fact-sheet https://www.ada.org/about/press-releases/community-water-fluoridation-at-optimal-levels-is-safe-and-effective McGill on The Fluoride Controversy: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-history/fluoride-controversy
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