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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 684248" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>Why don't people smoke as much as they used to? Because epidemiological studies showed such clear linkages between smoking and lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema. No need for a RCT when the results are that strong. We found the causal mechanisms later. It would be nice if you could conduct an RCT for the connection between CTE and sports. But that would be unethical and, on top of that, the big studies, if done correctly, will tell us what we need to know.</p><p></p><p>One of the doctors thinks they already have. The reasoning is simple. We know that people who play contact sports have a higher incidence of CTE. CTE is incurable and untreatable. Therefore, don't play contact sports, especially when you are get big enough to make the physics dangerous. Unless, of course, you want to take the risk. Is this clearly supported by the evidence so far? No. Is it a defensible position? Yes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 684248, member: 265"] Why don't people smoke as much as they used to? Because epidemiological studies showed such clear linkages between smoking and lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema. No need for a RCT when the results are that strong. We found the causal mechanisms later. It would be nice if you could conduct an RCT for the connection between CTE and sports. But that would be unethical and, on top of that, the big studies, if done correctly, will tell us what we need to know. One of the doctors thinks they already have. The reasoning is simple. We know that people who play contact sports have a higher incidence of CTE. CTE is incurable and untreatable. Therefore, don't play contact sports, especially when you are get big enough to make the physics dangerous. Unless, of course, you want to take the risk. Is this clearly supported by the evidence so far? No. Is it a defensible position? Yes. [/QUOTE]
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