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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer.  The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.

So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds?  Pretty pathetic. [/quote]

Wow I hadn’t heard of this.  It’s really disturbing.
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19538500/artificial-turf-cancer-risk/[/quote]
Wait - Am I reading the same article?  There are two major takeaways from this article:

1.  "After comparing the cancer rate among the soccer players on Griffin’s list to Washington’s cancer rate among residents of similar ages, they concluded it was actually less than what they expected."

2.  "So is there a link between the turf and cancer? Out of more than 100 studies that have been done in the past, no evidence confirms that contact with or ingestion of crumb rubber increases cancer risk, researchers say."

So, what they are saying is that soccer players, playing on turf fields, are [b]less likely[/b] to get cancer.  Also, more than 100 studies have been done and [b]none[/b] show any evidence that turf fields increase cancer risk.[/quote]

That’s so funny. If you’re going to source an article, make sure its content aligned with your argument. You can tell he/she didn’t make his/her high school debate team. Haha. [/quote]

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