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Originally Posted by DapperButch
I agree with what you are saying here when it comes to medication. I strongly disagree that our government doesn't have clear evidence of cancer being caused right now by a slew of environmental situations that they ignore. Every. Single. Day. But that is just my belief.
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Had to come to this- I think the evidence is clear when research is supported by our government and done by unbiased researchers. Like drug studies, far too often environmental research gets farmed outside of the agencies that are responsible to all of us concerning these hazards. The whole conflict of interest investigations. This has happened due to so much due to funding cuts and contracting out to private entities to do studies. It is extremely depressing to see how much research grants to universities have been eliminated and these would most likely bring in the best work.
I see the point you are making, but there is a huge lag in follow-up studies in order to replicate findings which would really get firm conclusions out to the public. Again, due to lack of resources. Think about how so many environmental impact studies not done simply because a loophole is found that gets around having to do them. Even when sound regulations are developed calling for testing, there always seems to be a way around them. This happens often with environmental studies.
I think overall, that there is more fruad and deception in areas like drug studies because the FDA allows the very company developing a drug to do studies in the first place. But also, to cut costs, our own government agencies allow environmental studies to done by research "companies" in the private sector and often further studies of the possible negative outcomes are not done because of weak methodology and what is or isn't considered "significant." Makes me sick how politics ends up rolling over research design and methodology. Also so many talented scientists are wooed to private jobs by huge increases in salaries and leave public research.