http://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2016/mar/09/im-going-to-get-cancer-and-theres-nothing-i-can-do-about-it


This article displays the need for change in lexical choice when referring to Cancer in everyday context. The argument is that through lexical choice, of declaratives for example; "everything gives you cancer these days!', this lexis indicates imminent development through anything, which is obviously a misconception that is potentially socially constructed. Therefore the alternative of knowing there are specific precautions one can take in order to prevent the illness developing, is a lot clearer and correct phrase to prevent it seem as if everything does give you cancer - which it doesn't. Another argument in which this article proposes is the lexical choice of 'gives you' [cancer], this article argues that the semantics of this phrase needs to shift as nothing literally gives you cancer, in the sense that it for example hands you it. There's things that theoretically could potentially trigger a pre-existing condition, therefore it is wrong to say ' everything gives you cancer these days'.