Re: Radiation and health

[hflong@postoffice.pacbell.net]

Right newsletter, wrong time (June 2,000)

Mechanism best described by Pollycove at DDP July14 2,001

in Biologic and Epidemiologic Foundations of Radiation Hormesis, (videotape with

29 figures, also from <jersnav@mindspring.com>)

I think it's just $20, shipped.

Howard Long



Rad health wrote:



> >Howard Long wrote:

> >

> >PS I met Muckerheide at a Doctors for Disaster Preparedness meeting.

> >Expansion of his comments like those here was well received as consitent

> >with the

> >experiences of the dozens of independent scientists there. That tape is

> >available from jersnav@mindspring .com.

> >

> Howard,

>

> Is this the meeting you are speaking about?

>

> DOCTORS FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS NEWSLETTER

>

> JULY 2001

>

> VOL. XVIII, NO. 4

>

> RADIATION VERSUS CANCER

> Most people think of radiation as a cause of cancer: as indeed it is in high

> dosage. In very high, concentrated dosage, it is also a palliative (or

> sometimes curative) measure through destruction of tumor cells.

>

> Howard,

>

> Does anyone know the mechanism for this?  Is it because the immune system up

> regulates tha amount of inflamatory cytokines?

>

> Don Smith

>

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