Well, interesting.  I love meat, but feel much better if I don't eat it.  I worked in 2 slaughterhouses in the 70's.  Back when there was a full time inspector at each factory.  There was a lot of icky going on even back then. Abscesses and the like.  I won't go  into it because it would make your toes curl. But you really can't get cancer by ingestion can you? Never heard of that. Would like to hear if anyone has heard of that. 

Well, interesting.  I love meat, but feel much better if I don't eat it.  I worked in 2 slaughterhouses in the 70's.  Back when there was a full time inspector at each factory.  There was a lot of icky going on even back then. Abscesses and the like.  I won't go  into it because it would make your toes curl. But you really can't get cancer by ingestion can you? Never heard of that. Would like to hear if anyone has heard of that. 

Well, interesting.  I love meat, but feel much better if I don't eat it.  I worked in 2 slaughterhouses in the 70's.  Back when there was a full time inspector at each factory.  There was a lot of icky going on even back then. Abscesses and the like.  I won't go  into it because it would make your toes curl. But you really can't get cancer by ingestion can you? Never heard of that. Would like to hear if anyone has heard of that. 

This is a really weird story.  I hate meat as much as the next vegan and pretty sure my melanoma was a result of chronic UV exposure.  I would be interested in a story about it being spread through mosquitos though.  Know someone who has as a result of blood transfusion. 

This is a really weird story.  I hate meat as much as the next vegan and pretty sure my melanoma was a result of chronic UV exposure.  I would be interested in a story about it being spread through mosquitos though.  Know someone who has as a result of blood transfusion. 

This is a really weird story.  I hate meat as much as the next vegan and pretty sure my melanoma was a result of chronic UV exposure.  I would be interested in a story about it being spread through mosquitos though.  Know someone who has as a result of blood transfusion. 

Melanoma is VERY rare in cattle and the vast majority are dermal (your steak doesn't have skin on it) and benign. Rare cases of congenital or metastatice melanoma have been reported, but given that melanoma accounts for 6% or less of bovine neoplasia  it's a bit much to swear off meat thinking it has melanoma cells in it. Note that I said 6% of bovine neoplasias NOT 6% of cows- big difference. 6% of bovine neoplasias is far less than 6% of cows, and I will repeat that the vast majority of those are benign and associated with the skin, not the fat and not the meat. Yes, rare cases of metastatic disease have been reported, but again- RARE, and by today's inspection standards those carcasses would be discarded as unfit for human consumption.

In contrast, over 80% of grey horses will get melanoma, though it's far less common (and more aggressive) in colors other than grey. Melanoma is also not uncommon (as neoplasias go) and typically quite agressive in dogs. We actually have an effective vaccine for dogs- it was in the pipeline for humans, worked well in dogs but failed miserably in human trials. Melanoma is pretty rare in cats. My point is that this article seeks to scare people into thinking melanoma is more common than it is in cattle. Worse, it tries to scare people into thinking they can get melanoma by consuming beef. I am not aware of anything even remotely scientific to back this up.

propganda at best. 

Melanoma is VERY rare in cattle and the vast majority are dermal (your steak doesn't have skin on it) and benign. Rare cases of congenital or metastatice melanoma have been reported, but given that melanoma accounts for 6% or less of bovine neoplasia  it's a bit much to swear off meat thinking it has melanoma cells in it. Note that I said 6% of bovine neoplasias NOT 6% of cows- big difference. 6% of bovine neoplasias is far less than 6% of cows, and I will repeat that the vast majority of those are benign and associated with the skin, not the fat and not the meat. Yes, rare cases of metastatic disease have been reported, but again- RARE, and by today's inspection standards those carcasses would be discarded as unfit for human consumption.

In contrast, over 80% of grey horses will get melanoma, though it's far less common (and more aggressive) in colors other than grey. Melanoma is also not uncommon (as neoplasias go) and typically quite agressive in dogs. We actually have an effective vaccine for dogs- it was in the pipeline for humans, worked well in dogs but failed miserably in human trials. Melanoma is pretty rare in cats. My point is that this article seeks to scare people into thinking melanoma is more common than it is in cattle. Worse, it tries to scare people into thinking they can get melanoma by consuming beef. I am not aware of anything even remotely scientific to back this up.

propganda at best. 

Melanoma is VERY rare in cattle and the vast majority are dermal (your steak doesn't have skin on it) and benign. Rare cases of congenital or metastatice melanoma have been reported, but given that melanoma accounts for 6% or less of bovine neoplasia  it's a bit much to swear off meat thinking it has melanoma cells in it. Note that I said 6% of bovine neoplasias NOT 6% of cows- big difference. 6% of bovine neoplasias is far less than 6% of cows, and I will repeat that the vast majority of those are benign and associated with the skin, not the fat and not the meat. Yes, rare cases of metastatic disease have been reported, but again- RARE, and by today's inspection standards those carcasses would be discarded as unfit for human consumption.

In contrast, over 80% of grey horses will get melanoma, though it's far less common (and more aggressive) in colors other than grey. Melanoma is also not uncommon (as neoplasias go) and typically quite agressive in dogs. We actually have an effective vaccine for dogs- it was in the pipeline for humans, worked well in dogs but failed miserably in human trials. Melanoma is pretty rare in cats. My point is that this article seeks to scare people into thinking melanoma is more common than it is in cattle. Worse, it tries to scare people into thinking they can get melanoma by consuming beef. I am not aware of anything even remotely scientific to back this up.

propganda at best.