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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 8h

Supporting reference:

Parker ND, Johnson SB, King AJ, Amin TB, Swire-Thompson B, Zhang Z, Bylund CL. Assessing Cancer Patients' Exposure to Treatment Misinformation. J Cancer Educ. 2025 Sep 6. doi: 10.1007/s13187-025-02712-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40913676. doi.org/10.1007/s131...

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 8h

Hope not, but.... quick search...

**93% of patients newly diagnosed had been exposed to at least one piece of misinformation about cancer treatments
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**TikTok posts related to cancer found that 81% of posts about cancer “cures” were fake
www.curetoday.com/view/most-cu...

Most Cures to Cancer Shared on TikTok Are Fake, Research Shows | CURE

Findings show that 81% of posts related to cancer on the social media platform TikTok touted fake cures.

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 13h

This one was triggering for me... ( #fleeting post here - details substack.com/@allthingsto... )

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“Cancer is a metabolic disease!” “Alkaline water and baking soda reverse the Warburg effect and cure cancer!” Few modern health deceptions have caused more harm than the so-called pH Miracle. I’ve ...

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 14h

"If I could explain it to the average person, it wouldn’t have been worth the Nobel Prize." Now try doing that in 280 characters without sending a dollar to Elon. Science meets the attention-span apocalypse.

Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 4d

Industry Data - substack.com/profile/1098...

Brian H Mathison PhD (@allthingstox)

The Necessary Story of Regulatory Data: Industry Data Evidence over Authorship Say the words “industry data”in any debate about chemicals, pesticides, or food additives and watch what happens. Eyes ...

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 8d

Not much hiking, relaxing

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 8d

I'll need to check out cosmic & celestial influencers first.

Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 9d

Biodynamic ?
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MAHA and ‘Biodynamic’ Agriculture | National Review

If nothing else, there is a consistent thread that runs through RFK Jr.’s ragbag of superstitions.

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 10d

An unexpected opinion on gyphosate (and terrible graphic). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...

Opinion | Spraying Roundup on Crops Is Fine. Really.

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 10d

In available space, EWG is advocacy, not impartial science. Their “Dirty/Clean” lists reduce complex toxicological risks to grade-school labels and miss the key point: fruits & vegetables, organic or conventional, are overwhelmingly important for health. It’s fair to question regulatory frameworks.

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 14d

Please keep eating fruits and vegetables.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/h...

Dozens of pesticides enter the body through contaminated fruits and vegetables, study finds | CNN

Eating more pesticide-laced produce increases exposure to dozens of pesticides, according to a nonprofit that publishes the “Dirty Dozen” list of contaminated foods.

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 15d

Believe this was an August filing. The 9th circuit more recently heard arguments regarding Zhang's 'junk science' ruling.

Roundup User Fights Uphill To Revive Cancer Suit At 9th Circ. share.google/rGoN5S25IWUo...

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 15d

Hegseth axes panel that encourages women to enter military - POLITICO share.google/GGMg6HRW7Yu1...

I do wonder where steps will lead in the potential years to come as have a connection.

Hegseth axes panel that encourages women to enter military

The advisory committee, which has existed for nearly a century, advances “a divisive feminist agenda,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 19d

Glyphosate, Cancer, Zhang & Appeal brianhmathison.substack.com/p/glyphosate...

Glyphosate, Cancer, Zhang & Appeal

Who is Left to Trust?

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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · 20d

I really enjoy the wide-ranging (and often provocative) conversations Mark Lynas has on his @weplanetint.bsky.social podcast.

So I was very happy to join him again to talk more about climate change and what we do to fix it.

www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...

WePlanet Podcast | Saving The World From Bad Ideas

a WePlanet podcast. The world is shaped by ideas—some good, some bad, and some that seemed good at the time. This is a podcast about rethinking the things we take for granted, challenging sacred cows...

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 21d

Then ...
Why doesn’t the MAHA children’s health report mention glyphosate? | STAT share.google/uyTFvI3X05nz...

Honestly, today and the next two might be some of the most important in the history of public health. substack.com/@allthingsto...

The MAHA children’s health report falls short on better pesticide regulation

After raising the specter of pesticide harms in its first report, the new MAHA Commission report on children’s health does not mention specific pesticides such as glyphosate.

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 21d

He called in that context CDC the most corrupt federal agency in the world, ...CDC employees were horrible people,” “He said that CDC employees were killing children and they don’t care. He said that CDC employees were bought by the pharmaceutical industry.

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RFK Jr. said CDC employees were ‘killing children,’ former director says

Susan Monarez told senators the health secretary said the CDC was "bought by the pharmaceutical industry.”

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Brian H Mathison @allthingstox.com · 21d

To read: www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Would have hoped for a mention that the observed increase in autism diagnoses reflects multiple overlapping factors rather than a simple surge in true incidence. Few are expanding on this-instead focusing on environmental factors. substack.com/profile/1098...