[ RadSafe ] Radiation may increase OR DECREASE breast-cancer risk in young women

[Colette Tremblay]

According to the article, mammograms would increase breast cancer only in a subgroup of young women: those who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Since these mutations make a woman more susceptible to develop breast cancer, it seems quite logical that these same cells would be less resistant to radiation. Maybe their DNA repair mechanisms are less efficient. 

Colette Tremblay, 
Radiation Safety Officer
Service de sécurité et de prévention
2325, rue de la Vie-Étudiante, local 1533
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Envoyé : 7 septembre 2012 23:36
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Objet : Re: [ RadSafe ] Radiation may increase OR DECREASE breast-cancer risk in young women

How Much Radiation?!!
Hormesis, stimulation of body defenses, clearly LESSENS the risk of cance in low dose, as shown in experiments of Feinendigan,  Pollycove, Scott and others!

Even in the bomb studies, Breast cancer was LESS THAN EXPECTED at under 10 Rads.
Howard Long, (family doctor, epidemiologist)

On Sep 6, 2012, at 10:14 PM, ROY HERREN <royherren2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> http://seattletimes.com/html/health/2019087004_breastcancer07.html
> Radiation may increase breast-cancer risk in young women  Roy Herren 
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