Re: left handed twist on breast cancer




andy m wrote:
> "DVDfever Dom" <google@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1136233724.390569.13440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > a.c. wrote:
> >> I'm not sure if this news item has yet featured within the uk, even
> >> though I heard mention of the British Medical Journal, (on Belgium news
> >> programme) but apparantly left handed women are 40% more likely to get
> >> breast cancer. How odd!
> >
> > They're not, it's just the results of a survey.
>
> They wouldn't have released the results if they weren't significant.
>
> > The Sun had one on Saturday about how only those with the starsign
> > Cancer can be funny (and mentioned Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Saunders
> > among the names).
> >
> > Then they revealed that of 300 comedy actors/writers/etc, 11% were of
> > that starsign.
>
> I'm sure the BMJ's methodology is somewhat different to the Sun's.

LOL, number 3 (presidential joke being the first) usnet inspired cackle
of the year and it's only day 2. Looks like it could be a good year.

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