Joined: Oct 15, 2009
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I would actually venture to say that if there is a correlation between cancer rates and it is related to the mattresses we use here compared to say Japan...the vast majority of people there sleep on non toxic tatami mats made of natural materials. We mostly sleep on beds made of mostly synthetic materals made of known carcinogenic toxins. Even this is hard to prove but I would say a more sound theory than having some close proximity to steel.
Although, their evidence is that the cancer shows up on the left side while most people sleep on their right side (at least according to their studies). If contact with the mattress caused cancer, then I would think more cancer would show up on the right side. In fact, their study may have evidence that the materials in mattresses do not cause cancer? Of course, memory foams etc. are a relatively new phenomena. I am skeptical of their theory, but who knows. Maybe because people tend to sleep on their right side, there is more blood there which acts as a immunity booster. I have also heard that people get more skin cancer on their left side do to sun exposure while driving. That makes some sense to me. Maybe that is what their study is picking up.
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