Anything can cause cancer in enough quantities. What I want to see is a truly causal study.

Freedom, the article is proposing hypotheses and quoting statistics, but offering no proof. I agree that each person should decide for himself, but I would like that person to look at facts, not speculation.
I am seeing a huge rise in cavities in young people as their diet includes an average of 6 sugared drinks a day. With reduced economic circumstances for middle class families, we are facing an epidemic of tooth loss, infections, and severe pain. I hope solid research will be done.

Fluoride was/is in NY public water the entire time I lived there. Countless millions people, myself included, drank city water and, to my knowledge, I'm cancer free AND haven't had a cavity in 20+ years. I mostly credit good genetics but the level of Fluoride in NY water seems certainly not to have hurt me.

Don't accept the word of either side of this issue. Do your own due diligence. Open your mind to reality.

The problem begins with public water facilities; they should all be privatized and allowed to compete with each other, just like any other privately owned service. Just like any other private service, there would be water providers that offered water with fluoride, some without, and probably many other variants. Customer could then choose water providers that offer the kind of water they want, and the problem with water does not even come up.

Anecdotally, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I treat dogs with cancer, and I cannot cure them if they drink tap water. I have tried to determine exactly why dogs don't respond when drinking tap water, but I have not been unable to do it, in part because it is expensive, and the easier solution is to just clean up the water. Flouride and chlorine are the two most suspect chemicals, but there are too many other substances in water that could also prevent a response, like hormones and anti-biotics, just to mention a few.

Some patients switch to bottled water, and this seems to cause fewer problems, but plastic bottles contain plasticizers, like Biphenol A and S, which are hormone mimics that interfere with natural hormones, and promote hormone-sensitive cancers. And the softer the plastic bottles the more plasticizers they contain. Heat causes the plasticizers to leach out of the plastic, and you never know if your water sat in the sun or a hot warehouse somewhere before it was shipped to your local store.

One in two dogs alive today will die of cancer. The incident of male human cancer is about the same, and it is not much better for women. So, the risk of cancer is extremely very high for everyone. Based on the statistics, and my own personal experience, I believe everyone should be doing all they can to eliminate any potential sources of carcinogens. And your water is a good place to start because it is so fundamental to health.


Flouride is one of those many cases where we have some evidence, but no conclusive proof. But, based on the potential risks, and the fact that water purification systems are fairly inexpensive, I think it is prudent just to purchase one and just opt out of this controversy.

I believe it is still in Florida water. In any case, the water we drink is either filtered or boiled. A perfect example of how the socialistic state can never leave well-enough alone.

Being alive causes cancer. It must, since dead people dont get cancer.

A study can be constructed to show oxygen causes cancer.

Maybe so. Maybe not. People should decide for themselves, but not because of this risk.

While I understand the need to apply fluoride to children's teeth, I've never understood the need to put it in the drinking water so that everybody can drink it. From multiple directions it just doesn't make sense to me. Our muni system is one of the few that doesn't fluoridate, in spite of taking an SRF loan or grant from the Feds (where fluoridation is usually attached as a requirement to get the money).

And, my teeth were damaged by fluoridosis (sp?) according to my last few dentists. My teeth were certainly damaged by this substance. (didn't grow up here)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary...

Flouride has an effect on the thyroid gland, reducing its activity. In fact, it has been a recognized treatment for an over-active thyroid. The same reason it was also used in the water in Nazi camps, to make the prisoners more compliant.

Go read the science on bone formation and how fluoride changes the process resulting in weaker bone. It may prevent cavities or not, but it surely will crack your teeth decades later.