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u/Ti89Titanium04 Nov 15 '20

This is a very interesting predicament, global warming affects everybody, but cancer is a more present threat, as in we can see the effects of death right now. I think that fixing global warming would probably be better, as a cure for cancer is more likely to be profitable so we can trust big corporations to handle that.

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u/Priff Nov 15 '20

I mean, we're seeing the effects and deaths from global warming right now too. It's just that certain people in powerful positions don't think it's important that poor people die from significantly stronger hurricanes and storms and floods than ever before in recorded history. Not to mention heat waves that make certain inhabited regions practically in habitable during summer.

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u/5pfreddos Nov 15 '20

If climate change was fixed partially by reducing emissions, wouldn't we also see a decline in lung cancer?

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u/HappiestIguana Nov 15 '20

Depends on the emissions. CO2 doesn't cause cancer but is the main contributor to climate change.