[SamuraiScot]

Black women who feel they've been victims of racial discrimination are more likely than their peers to develop breast cancer, a large study suggests.

Hmmmm. It's just an association of two phenomena, which could be completely unrelated—and thus, worthless as science. But hang on, I have an idea of how a causal relationship might actually exist:

First, it's been established in peer-reviewed scientific journals (but not the mainscream media) that women who have induced abortions increase their lifetime risk of breast cancer by approximately 40 percent. This background fact helps us generate an hypothesis that might explain the associattion of the phenomena mentioned above:

Part I: The cohort of women who self-identify as victims of racial discrimination includes a large proportion who are in denial about their own responsibility for what happens to them in life.

Part II: Furthermore, suppose that the cohort of women who live in denial about their own responsibility for what happens to them includes a large number who have sex outside of marriage, and then get induced abortions.

The hypothesis is testable. Think Howard's scientists will be interested?

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

The objective authority of science, already on the ropes, takes another cross on the point of the chin.

[Bladerunnuh]

Where were the buses?? Where them be at?!

[PeterPrinciple]

Black women who feel they’ve been victims of racial discrimination are more likely than their peers to develop breast cancer, a large study suggests.

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Most likely the opposite is true. Those with breast cancer (or other problems) have to blame someone. Things are no longer “acts of God” but are someones fault.

[Clam Digger]

“Teletia” ping.

[c-b 1]

This is so far out, you couldn’t make it up if you tried.

[SampleMan]

Proof that if someone creates a bizarre study, it is almost guaranteed to return the results they assumed. Its just a matter of massaging the variables until the desired results appear.

[wolfcreek]

Mamma always said,”If you lie your nose will grow longer”

And something about hair growing on your palms. };>)

[End Times Sentinel]

Based on personal experience, being around black women who have breast cancer triggers uncontrollable episodes of racial hatred.

There are probably others like me.

Owl_Eagle

If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.

[dangerdoc]

Breast cancer risk increases with obesity. I wonder if there is some connection.

[SFConservative]

It's clear that the message we're supposed to get is that racial discrimination leads to a higher risk of breast cancer.

It is most likely that if one had the data to drill down to root causes, one would find that both factors are the result of correlated behavior patterns (diet, appearance, demeanor) tied to where people live and the groups they identify with.

[Dr.Deth]

Gotta be Scrappleface, right?

[TNdandelion]

Did they study guys with man boobs for their cancer risk?