This is just not true at all. Read up on the actual rates of these things before you try to scare people away from potentially life-saving medications.

That's because it's incredibly rare. Don't worry about this. It's scaremongering.

I hope you like it!

Heyyoooo! Thanks for the shoutout u/Different-Eagle-612. And thanks, u/circa_diem, for the constructive criticism. I am certainly not a science communicator, though I do receive a lot of feedback that my posts are really helpful and the explanations are useful. That being said, they are absolutely not intended (at this point) to give listeners a better understanding of the science. The point (as indicated by the titles of the posts) is to fact-check MP. What I definitely do in my posts is highlight good resources for finding the actual science behind most of these things. I would much rather elevate the voices of experts who are doing really great work here than add to the already overwhelming amount of information in this space. Please do tell me if you have specific thoughts, though! You'll see in the comments of my posts on Substack that I am quite open to feedback.

Awesome. Thank you!

I've only read The Chosen, The Promise, and My Name is Asher Lev (loved all of them). Which of his other novels would you recommend?

OMG Doppleganger is on my list! I've heard mixed reviews but I really want to read it. My mom also loved The Covenant of Water and I despised it which is too bad because I love love loved Cutting for Stone. But a lot of people loved it so I hope that's your experience!

Not snark but I am really surprised at how much I am liking the new podcast from NPR called Wild Card with Rachel Martin. The premise is kind of corny but it's actually really lovely and Rachel Martin is a great host.

Fab! These all sound wonderful. Thank you so much!

Sounds right up my alley! Thank you so much!

Awesome! Will add it to my list! Thank you!!

Ah, that makes sense - thank you! And yes, I would love some more graphic novel recommendations! I like to mix things up and I think it would be fun to add some into the rotation! I read Persepolis and Maus in high school, but that's the full extent of my graphic novel reading thus far.

I hadn't heard of Kitchens of the Great Midwest before but it looks really unique and interesting! Thanks for the rec!

Just started Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic for my book club. I don't usually read graphic novels (do you call it that if it's not a novel?), but I'm enjoying the different format. She has some really astute observations on the complexity of family dynamics and just what it is to be human and I'm looking forward to seeing where the book takes me!

I'm pretty sure it is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03OTByGZCZo

Hey thanks!! I'm really concerned about how insidious this form of misinformation is, and the slippery slope to anti-science beliefs and conspiracy theories. Trying to do what I can even though it's not always popular. 😆

You are also missing the point. I'm a former cancer researcher. I never said alcohol isn't a risk factor for cancer. It's incredibly disturbing to see so many people publicly posting that they are sure that alcohol caused this man's cancer. There are lots of reasons why people get cancer and some people get it seemingly randomly. People can smoke a pack a day and never get lung cancer while another person who never smoked a day in their life gets lung cancer. If you have ever had a friend or family member die from cancer, you'd know how gross it is to speculate on the reason for the cancer.

Ok, at this point I think you're intentionally missing the point. Whether or not alcohol is a carcinogen is not being debated. I am saying it's really disturbing that this community is so inclined to immediately ascribe his cancer to alcohol. It doesn't matter why he got cancer. That's not important. A guy died. His family is grieving. This is such a gross side of humanity.

Why is it "suspicious" that his family isn't saying something about the type of cancer? What is there to "suspect"? No one here is saying that alcohol isn't linked to cancer. You're missing the point. The point is that when someone dies from cancer, jumping to ascribe a cause of that cancer is gross. People get cancer for all sorts of reasons. It doesn't matter why or how he got cancer.

Dude, you're missing the point. No one is saying it's a leap. I'm saying it's gross to do it.

Edit: ok yeah, hah, I did use that language but I didn't mean the logical leap. I meant the "rush" to do it.

I don't know if that's a genuine question or if it's rhetorical but no, I participate in all sorts of things on Reddit! I'm not "anti-Maintenance Phase" just because I said that Michael Hobbes is profiting immensely from spreading misinformation.

Speculation like that is disgusting. That's my point. Being fat is also linked with several cancers, but if a fat person died and people came here with posts like that, they'd be shunned (rightfully). People should stop trying to attribute a cause to this man's death. It's not a good look.

Wow the leap to blaming his alcohol consumption for his cancer is wild. These are literally the same things that are said about fatness and disease, but somehow in this case it's ok to blame him? Really disturbing to see these takes.

Substitute "podcasts" for "documentary" and you have literally what Michael Hobbes is doing.

Yeah looks like it's specifically for retail pharmacies. Being a "professional reporters" doesn't mean anything these days. I mean, Breitbart has "professional reporters." It also strikes me as odd that this is so upsetting to OP when Michael and Aubrey regularly put out misinformation.