Talk:Cancer

Semi-protected edit request on 15 August 2022
79.76.109.78 (talk) 13:24, 15 August 2022 (UTC) change 'prostate cancer in men' to 'prostate cancer in men who have a prostate' if you're going to say 'women who have a cervix' then its only fair
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:47, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

"change 'prostate cancer in men' to 'prostate cancer in men who have a prostate' if you're going to say 'women who have a cervix' then its only fair" is the dumbest thing I've read on Wikipedia today. Congrats. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.212.232.131 (talk) 19:23, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 August 2022 (2)
In section 4.2, under the header "epigenetics", please consider the following edits: Please replace the following "Later epigenetic alterations' role was identified.[92]", with "Later a role for epigenetic alterations giving rise to chromatin variants was identified.[92]" Thank you for considering. Obelista (talk) 20:54, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

✅, although differently. Zefr (talk) 00:41, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Keto diet as recommended for cancer treatment
Please remove this from the article. It is a commercial promotion and unnecessary. 2605:8D80:62D:D4B7:99D4:F1B:E41B:1866 (talk) 18:19, 3 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Agreed and ✅. Zefr (talk) 15:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Revise cancer risk language
The current risk language around obesity is not medically valid, as it could track a correlation rather than a causation. Mokshafarmsanctuary (talk) 06:01, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Improvements needed
Along with a generic tag at the top, I included four citation needed tags. I advise medical regulars to combine the numerous brief paragraphs, add inline citations, and improve the "other animals" section. Since this medical article is of paramount importance, Wikipedia needs to have a well-presented entry. Wolverine XI  ( talk to me ) 20:18, 12 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Brief paragraphs tend to be easier for people to read. Combining paragraphs to reach a particular size is not likely to be a good idea. WhatamIdoing (talk) 02:28, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Sentence in lede
"While these symptoms may indicate cancer, they can also have other causes."

Very humane to put it in there, but it ought to be a footnote instead. Will try to make that change when I can figure out the mechanism. Ab e g92 contribs 21:56, 28 June 2024 (UTC)


 * @Abeg92, I think it's fine where it is. WhatamIdoing (talk) 02:26, 29 June 2024 (UTC)