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Date Posted: 19:13:38 03/09/06 Thu
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

I know that heredity is a popular theory to explain cancer that runs in families, especially since the mapping of the human genome - but what is it that you are inheriting?
In Matt Ridley's book, Genome, he reiterates several times - GENES ARE NOT THERE TO CAUSE DISEASES. Genes only relate to susceptibility.

For example,if your genetic makeup prevented you from assimilating vitamin B, but you ate a lot of food with vitamin B in it, and supplemented with pills, then you would overcome that susceptibility.

With cancer, tumour suppressor genes can become 'switched off' due to mutation. Mutations are caused by many different factors, but one of them is Radiation. Therefore the avoidance of radiation would seem to be prudent if you wish to avoid cancer.

To expose yourself to the very thing which causes cancer, in hope of detecting cancer, is somewhat irrational IMO.

And in answer to one of your early questions, no, I don't have a microwave. While microwave radiation is not a form of ionizing radiation, [it is similar to radio waves,] it is still unhealthy for you, and whats more, it makes your food taste like shit.

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[> Re: Help The Breast Cancer site -- taurus, 19:58:59 03/09/06 Thu [1]

amadaun wrote:"In Matt Ridley's book, Genome, he reiterates several times - GENES ARE NOT THERE TO CAUSE DISEASES. Genes only relate to susceptibility. "

I agree with that! If something runs in your family than you are more susceptible to it. yeah..

There are genes that we can carry that can cause our children to inherit a disease, like cystic fibrosis. Usually both parents have to carry the gene.

I still haven't heard of any proof that staying away from certain things prevents cancers. I've always looked at it as you can "try" but, it's not guaranteed.

Like I said before I can understand your stance on radiation in mammograms and that being the reason you wouldn't recieve one.
You know that radiation is usually the treatment that helps shrink cancer cells, so with all things in life there's the pros and cons.

too bad about your microwave stance. lol
I usually just use it to heat things up again.

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