Is it really possible for quarters to cause testicular and ovarian cancer?

Since 1965 U.S. quarters are 92% copper and 8% nickel.

Before 1965 they were 90% silver.

It is possible that a few malignancies are related to copper - very few.

We get excited about dietary sweeteners, cell phones next to our heads,

tanning beds and sunlight, lap top computers too close to our

testicles/ovaries, and now we should worry about touching quarters?

My point is that we fret about the minutia and miss the rhinoceros in

the room - cigarettes - the cause of more that 31% of all cancer deaths

and clearly the greatest environmental risk for many types of cancer.

How many millions of people handle U.S. quarters and how many people

develop a testicular cancer. About 8000 testicular cancers in the USA

each year with 380 deaths vs 220,000 lung cancers and 160,000 deaths.

Cigarettes are 400 times more likely to cause a cancer death than a testicular

cancer which may or may not be related to excess copper exposure.

We seem overly concerned about minor possible causes when the worst cause

no longer seems mentioned - not enough to suit me anyway.

I hated losing good people to the many types of smoking related cancer which

are the most difficult types of cancer to treat successfully.

I'll wring my hands and worry about handling quarters when everyone stops

causing their own cancers by smoking cigarettes one after another for decades..

Yes its true, my brother used to handle alot of copper, he died in 2002 of testicular cancer.

No no no -- You are the 3rd asking of this in one hour tonight! This another web based rumor/lie . what the original research for this rumor stated was that too much copper in your blood combined with a zinc deficiency can elevate your chances on getting some forms of cancer. No where does it talk about copper coins.

i doubt it but i remember hearing that testicular cancer rates are higher in the US so maybe its possible

Sounds false. For what it's worth, the last copper coins issued in the US were in the year 1857.

....*facepalm*....no