Researchers claim eating pizza regularly reduced the risk of developing oesophageal cancer by 59%.
The risk of developing colon cancer also fell by 26% and mouth cancer by 34%, they claimed.
The researchers looked at 3,300 people who had developed cancer of the mouth, oesophagus, throat or colon and 5,000 people who had not developed cancer.
They were asked about their eating habits, and how often they ate pizza.
Those who ate pizza at least once a week had less chance of developing cancer, they found.
I'm debating on this for a project in class.
2007-09-16 09:02:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
It's complete rubbish. There are no "researchers" that actually believe that. And there are no scientists, doctors, clinicians...no one legitimately in the medical profession who has EVER said anything so crazy as that. If there had been any such discovery (that was legitimate) believe me, it would be HUGE, WORLD-WIDE news. Everyone would know about it and would begin eating pizza. Unfortunately.....it's a lie. This is what I do.
2007-09-16 09:06:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously this is not a factual study but one presented for argument sake only. First of all a study like this would not be credible. To make it credible you would need to take a sample population and document their life styles and eating habits. Then analyze why some people got cancer and others didn't. Now asking about their eating habits might show there is a correlation between not getting cancer and eating pizza. But it does not prove there is a cause and effect. Maybe the cancer group didn't like tomatoes and the pizza lovers did. Maybe there was an age difference between the two groups. The pizza lovers might be younger and haven't had a chance to develop cancer yet. The researchers claim of eating pizza regularly reduced the risk of developing esophageal cancer is 59% is not supported by this study. In other words no cause and effect has been shown. And for a correlation to be relevant you have to eliminate all other possible correlations.
Did you know that the larger people's feet are, the higher they are likely to score on IQ tests. This is true. But is it relevant? Can you find a better reason for big footed people to have higher IQs?
2007-09-16 16:38:21 · answer #2 · answered by Zack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My teenage son was diagnosed with advanced abdominal cancer over two years ago and since that time has eaten pizza at least once a day. He's still here. It's either the pizza or the high dose chemotherapy, three surgeries, and clinical trial that has made all the difference . . . hmmmm, which do you think it might be?
2007-09-16 16:18:11 · answer #3 · answered by Panda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even if the correlation was positive and high,..
correlation does not mean causation
Such as, they did research and found that the number of televisions a country has has a high correlation with longer life of the population. Does this mean that we could increase the life spans of people by sending them televisions?
Well...theyd be happier, but the correlation is high because countries with more televisions have a better standard of living and therefore the people live longer.
2007-09-16 16:14:59 · answer #4 · answered by KURT R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds a bit dodgy to me. Perhaps they were all fitness freaks, or has really healthy diets aside from the pizza. However, there are various studies that show that tomato is a great anti-cancer food, especially when mashed up and cooked (as in pizza sauce!!)
2007-09-16 16:09:08 · answer #5 · answered by lulet99 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the tomato sauce is what cuts the cancer risk
2007-09-16 16:08:55 · answer #6 · answered by traveling lady 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋