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While I personally have doubts about this microwave "cracked glass" concept being implicated in cancer--if anything I'd be more concerned about the effects of eating stuff that came out of the microwave for various reasons--we know that "non-ionizing radiation" is not the same thing as "can't cause cancer": it only means it can't directly damage DNA, but has been shown to be able to re-fold DNA or indirectly lead to oxidative stress via localized vibration and heat.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21716201/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2304485/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27903411/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33539186/



What? You think food retains harmful radiation after it comes out of the microwave?




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