[ RadSafe ] Counter, "Mammograms: A leading cause of breast cancer?"

Tue Jun 26 12:29:01 CDT 2007

Dr. Long
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http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prevention-genetics-causes/breast

--- howard long <hflong at pacbell.net> wrote:

> Radsafers,
>   Does anyone have the data to counter this
> fear-mongering?
>    
>   Howard Long
> 
> "NewsMax.com" <newsmax at reply.newsmax.com> wrote:
>   Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:31:59 GMT
> From: "NewsMax.com" <newsmax at reply.newsmax.com>
> To: "hflong at pacbell.net" <hflong at pacbell.net>
> Subject: Mammograms: A leading cause of breast
> cancer? The untold story.
> 
>         Dear NewsMax Reader: 
> 
> Each month NewsMax publishes The Blaylock Wellness
> Report. 
> 
> It is edited by a renowned nutritionist and medical
> doctor, Russell Blaylock. In this issue, Dr.
> Blaylock tackles many important health subjects —
> for both males and females. He does so in a
> responsible way — providing information every adult
> must know. 
> 
> Please take a look at his information below or just,
> Go Here Now. 
> 
> NewsMax.com 
>                   
>           Breast Cancer   Powerful Prevention
> Pointers 
> Every Woman Needs . . .   Dear Friend of NewsMax, 
>   I've been thinking of Sue.
>   She was an old friend I'd known fairly well a
> couple decades ago and then lost touch with. Then,
> out of the blue — I heard from a friend of a friend
> that she had died. Of breast cancer. They caught it
> late, and she only lived about six months after her
> diagnosis.
>   She was 52.
>   No one is exempt from becoming a victim of this
> traumatizing disease. Friends and family members,
> even the rich and famous.
>   Perhaps you recognize these well-known sufferers
> of breast cancer: Nancy Reagan, Shirley Temple
> Black, Sandra Day O'Connor, Cokie Roberts, and
> Soprano's star Edie Falco. 
>   Or how about these breast cancer survivors: two
> former Charlie's Angels from the '70's— Kate Jackson
> and Jaclyn Smith? (Third Angel Farrah Fawcett is
> fighting rare anal cancer).
>   And while the disease itself is bad enough, all
> that "other stuff" makes it even worse, even for the
> survivors. 
>   Stuff like: 
>     
>    The stress . . .   
>    The often-disfiguring surgery . . .   
>    The radiation or chemo . . .   
>    The nasty drug side effects . . .   
>    The waiting . . . 
>   If you're male, you no doubt have many people in
> your life—wife or girlfriend, sister, mother, or
> other loved one—at risk for breast cancer. I hope
> you share what you'll see here with them.
>   If you're female, you deserve all the help you can
> get to avoid this scourge. So please keep reading .
> . . 
>   Breast Cancer — A Serial Killer of Women   Breast
> cancer strikes women hard. In fact, breast cancer is
> the most common type of cancer in women. And the
> second leading cause of cancer death in women (after
> lung cancer).
>   The American Cancer Society estimates that in
> 2005, about 211,240 women were diagnosed with breast
> cancer — and 40,410 died from the disease.
>   Including my old friend Sue.
>         
> Dr. Russell Blaylock  According to Dr. Blaylock,
> NewsMax medical editor of The Blaylock Wellness
> Report, all these deaths should NOT have happened.
>   Most doctors will tell you that the best chance
> for a cure is to detect breast cancer early. Dr.
> Blaylock agrees. 
>   Unfortunately, he says there is a flaw in our
> country's "early warning system".
>   A potentially fatal flaw . . . 
>   Mammograms Cause Breast Cancer?   Most women
> depend upon that yearly mammogram to warn them of
> possible breast cancer. Yet, as Dr. Blaylock points
> out, studies show mammograms actually increase your
> risk of developing breast cancer from 1-3% per year,
> depending on the technique used.
>   Now that may not sound like a lot. However, if you
> religiously undergo a mammogram every year for 10
> years, you increase your risk from 10-30% (and some
> radiation experts feel the danger is much higher
> than that).
>   Why? Because the breast is one of your body's most
> sensitive areas when it comes to cancers caused by
> radiation exposure. 
>   Compounding that, by the age of 50, a full 45% of
> women will have cancer cells in their breasts. This
> doesn't mean that all these women will develop
> breast cancer, because in most women these cancer
> cells remain dormant. 
>   What it does mean is that, if you are one of these
> 45% of women, you are at high risk of spurring these
> cancer cells to full activity.
>   That's why Dr. Blaylock has tackled breast cancer
> prevention strategies head-on in his latest issue
> "Breast Cancer: Beating the Odds". 
>   Fight Fear with Facts    In this issue of The
> Blaylock Wellness Report, you'll get answers you
> need. About risks, myths, simple lifestyle changes
> you can make, and other breast cancer facts that can
> help you prevent the disease . . . or deal with it
> more effectively if you're already challenged.
> 
> He'll tell you straight out. One common denominator
> found in dozens of studies: there is a very strong
> correlation between breast cancer and nutrition. And
> certain foods are known to increase the risk of both
> breast and prostate cancer.
> 
> While genetic risk factors may not be under your
> control, what you eat is. Making good nutrition your
> ally (and avoiding cancer-promoting foods) is your
> best way to cut the odds of breast cancer.
>   In this issue, you'll see:
>     
>    How sticking to a healthy anti-cancer diet can
> help reduce your vulnerability to this dreaded
> disease (even if you're in a high-risk group) . . . 
>  
>    3 cancer-fighting fats you should know about . .
> .   
>    Men take heed: if your spouse develops breast
> cancer, you're more likely to develop prostate
> cancer (and vice versa) . . .   
>    Yet another reason to avoid commercial cow's milk
> (hint: injecting cows with bovine growth hormone
> promotes high levels of a powerful cancer growth
> stimulator) . . .   
>    2 mistakes oncologists commonly make . . .   
>    BBQ Lovers Alert: How you cook your meat can
> increase your risk of breast cancer by over 300%!   
>    How antibiotic use significantly increases your
> risk of developing breast cancer . . .   
>    The truth about hormone replacement therapy and
> its relationship to breast cancer (yes, the type of
> estrogen you take matters) . . . 
>   Discover the Truth About Breast Cancer Now!
>     
>    The single biggest cancer "fertilizer" you should
> avoid like the plague . . .   
>    Drink alcohol? Even modest alcohol consumption
> increases a woman's risk of developing breast cancer
> by up to 292%. But 800 micrograms daily of this
> simple vitamin can reduce this risk dramatically . .
> .   
>    Why aerobic exercise may actually promote cancer
> (plus, the right kind of exercise to lower your
> risk) . . .   
>    2 special breast cancer-defeating supplements
> you've probably never heard of . . .                
>   Thanks for Telling It
> Like It Is!
>   "I just subscribed and am really learning a lot
> from your articles. Thanks so much for telling it
> like it is!"
> 
> Karen M.
>   
>    The best source of cancer-preventing plant
> extracts (hint: no, it's not flax oil) . . .   
>    If you have a "potbelly", could you be leaving
> yourself more vulnerable to cancer? Read about the
> cancer-inflammation connection . . .   
>    8 top cancer-preventing vegetables (how many are
> you eating now?) . . .   
>    The most dangerous fat of all (because it
> promotes the growth, spread and invasion of cancer)
> . . .   
>    2 cancer-promoting nutrient deficiencies you can
> avoid simply and easily (if you're armed with the
> right "ammunition") . . .   
>    9 ways to protect your DNA from cancer-causing
> damage . . .   
>    And much, much more . . . 
>   Get Dr. Blaylock's Special Breast Cancer Issue
> Now!
>   Valuable information like this is why I depend on
> Dr. Blaylock's monthly newsletter — to give me the
> honest-to-goodness truth.
>   And that's why I encourage you to give share this
> information with your friends and loved ones,
> particularly the women in your life.
>                   DR. RUSSELL BLAYLOCK
> Doctor, Neurosurgeon, 
> 
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John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
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