A lot of comments here missing the point... The Daily Mail is a tabloid that is exploiting people's (evident even here on HN) love of hearing about cancer cures/causes regardless of evidence.
Looking at one of tcdent's links (bacon!) it seems pretty well balanced and plainly reported to me:
"However, experts urged caution over using the results of the trials on mice to predict the effect of phosphates on humans.
Professor Stephen Spiro, of the British Lung Foundation, said: 'The authors claim that in mice with lung cancer a diet high in phosphates increases lung cancer growth rates.
'While this may be a relevant observation, it has never been assessed in man. Further study would be required to ascertain any link in humans.'
Dr Kat Arney of Cancer Research UK added: 'Smoking is by far the main cause of lung cancer and quitting is the best way to reduce the risk of this disease.'
They stated the limitations of directly applying the result to humans, they interviewed 2 professionals in the field. Stirling. If you're right this must be an aberration?!
Most Daily Mail readers are incapable of reading past the headline, so stuffing balance near the end of the article usually elicits the desired effect.
