Re: No Cancer Link to Wires

[Steven Dapra <sjd@swcp.com>]

June 25



	Susan Gawarecki wrote:



	"What I find quite amazing is that some of the women were so disappointed

that this study disproved the hypothesis that household electromagnetic

fields cause cancer.  What a relief it should be that this is not a risk

for billions of people worldwide."



	My guess is that the disappointment stems from three things.  (Pardon my

cynicism.)  First, there is no scapegoat or convenient villain.  Second,

the 'electromagnetism causes cancer' believers cannot obtain vast amounts

of tax dollars to finance screening and testing programs.  Third, there is

no one to sue.  If the study had found that electromagnetism did cause

breast cancer, a phalanx of lawyers would have instantly appeared to sue

the power companies, the companies who built the towers or set the poles to

carrry the wires, and the companies who manufactured the wire, and anyone

else it could think of.  The fog from the lawsuits would probably have

blotted out the sun.  



	To be fair to the women who are concerned about getting breast cancer, and

their families and friends, perhaps part of the disappointment stems from

there still being a lot of uncertainty about the cause of breast cancer.

On the other hand, fat-laden diets and the drinking of alcohol have both

been decisively linked to breast cancer.  Perhaps the best way to avoid

breast cancer is to eat a proper diet and refrain from drinking alcohol.



Steven Dapra

sjd@swcp.com







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