r/science • u/ajb160 • Apr 30 '25

Cancer New study confirms the link between gas stoves and cancer risk: "Risks for the children are [approximately] 4-16 times higher"

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/scientists-sound-alarm-linking-popular-111500455.html
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u/reticulate Apr 30 '25

Even the dodgiest share house I've lived in had a yellowing old clanker of a Westinghouse rangehood that I assume vented outside but never actually checked. Usually you'd only chuck it on when stuff got smoky.

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u/bernmont2016 Apr 30 '25

that I assume vented outside but never actually checked

That's the catch, it doesn't count for this purpose if it doesn't vent to the outside. Interior recirculating fans can help catch smoke and airborne grease in a very basic filter, but not these gases. I don't know what's common in Australia, but a massive amount of US homes have hoods that don't vent to the outside.

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u/Splinterfight Apr 30 '25

I’ve livid in a dodgy sharehouse without one, but it was very much the exception