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Date Posted: 18:57:16 03/07/06 Tue
Author: amadaun
Subject: Re: Help The Breast Cancer site
In reply to: tg 's message, "Help The Breast Cancer site" on 18:26:39 03/07/06 Tue

Ok, I know you are just trying to help out, but I have a problem supporting the use of mammograms.

Ionizing radiation causes cancer. Mammograms are ionizing radiation. See my problem?

There is no safe dose of radiation. And breast tissue is very sensitive to even tiny amounts of radiation.
Problem two, is that mammograms aren't a reliable diagnositic tool for women under 50. I believe there is a new ultrasound method becoming available, which may be safer.
Breast cancer Societies would be better off telling women how to prevent breast cancer, by avoiding pesticides, hormones and other carcingens.
Also, Iodine deficiency may well be a cause of breast cancer. Iodine supplementation is extremely helpful in fibrocystic breast disease, and could be useful in treating or preventing breast cancer. If only they would look at it..............

""Rosalie Bertell-one of the world's most respected authorities on the dangers of radiation-says one rad increases breast cancer risk one percent and is the equivalent of one year's natural aging. "If a woman has yearly mammograms from age 55 to age 75, she will receive a minimum of 20 rads of radiation. For comparison, women who survived the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima or Nagasaki absorbed 35 rads. Though one large dose of radiation can be more harmful than many small doses, it is important to remember that damage from radiation is cumulative."""

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[> Re: Help The Breast Cancer site -- tg, 19:58:00 03/07/06 Tue [1]

Here's the thing, how many woman find out they have a lump in their breast with a mammogram? It sometimes isn't always detected but, most of the time it is. I can understand where you are saying "Breast cancer Societies would be better off telling women how to prevent breast cancer, by avoiding pesticides, hormones and other carcingens" but when did staying healthy prevent anyone from cancer? It never has, there are healthy people out there who are doing what you say and they are also excersing and eating well and they still get (breast) cancer. When I hear people say don't get a mammogram or give yourself a self-exam because it doesn't work, I say your wrong and it has worked. Most woman who get the disease are in there 30's.
Also this is a free mammogram to woman who can't afford it, this is the only thing they are recieving, it's just a click. If you don't want to that's fine.

I also think you are biased towards that kind of medical treatment, and you know that most people who get cancer are treated with radiation and chemotherapy, so it may be your perogative to avoid that thing but, it's not thiers.

I guess you don't have a microwave in your home, that has radiation.

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