Cancer risks in relation to other health hazards in a modern society |
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| Affiliation: | 1. British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK;2. ETH Zurich, Institute of Geophysics, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland;3. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, The University of Manchester, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;4. University of Chester, Geography and International Development Department, Best Building, Parkgate Road, Chester CH1 4BJ, UK;1. Division of Crop Utilization, ICAR- Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram 695 017, Kerala, India;2. Division of Crop Protection, ICAR- Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram 695 017, Kerala, India;1. Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Chemnitzer Str. 40, 09599 Freiberg, Germany;2. Department of Mineralogy, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Brennhausgasse 14, 09599 Freiberg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | This paper is an attempt to place some of the health risks in a modern society in perspective. Apparently objective assessments of health risks are often highly value-laden, and incorporate many social assumptions. Cancer is often considered by the public to be more “dangerous” than many other diseases. Cancer research workers may also be emotional in their reactions to new results, and this can easily destroy their credibility. The public often seems to be more concerned with industrial carcinogens, which are probably responsible for less morbidity and mortality than an unhealthy life style. The importance of a critical scientific attitude tempered by concern for individuals is emphasized. |
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