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[–] Tja@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (26 children)

Teflon itself is quite good, getting it to stick to places is the problem.

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (17 children)

Quite good, if you avoid the fact it's literally everywhere including the atmosphere, doesn't break down, and causes cancer. But who cares about such little things like cancer causing rain...

[–] Tja@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Teflon doesn't cause cancer.

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's releasing a high amount of micro and nano plastics, and those are linked to different health issues including cancer.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724027232

our findings suggest that PTFE-MPs-associated toxicity may be specifically linked to the activation of the ERK pathway, which ultimately induces oxidative stress and inflammation.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37419366/

[–] Tja@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oxidative stress and inflammation is cancer?

[–] Shareni@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

At least 40% of human cancers are associated with aberrant ERK pathway activity (ERKp).

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41698-024-00554-5

ERK expression is critical for development and their hyperactivation plays a major role in cancer development and progression.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7027163/

Prolonged oxidative stress contributes to cancer initiation and progression through several biological mechanisms.

https://biologyinsights.com/oxidative-stress-and-cancer-whats-the-connection/

Oxidative stress, characterized by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within cells, plays a critical role in the development of cancer by affecting genomic stability and signaling pathways within the cellular microenvironment.

https://biosignaling.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12964-023-01398-5

Inflammation predisposes to the development of cancer and promotes all stages of tumorigenesis.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6831096/

[–] Tja@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago

So as much as breathing, coffee and the sun cause cancer?

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