Re: Article: Lung cancer screening raises OR LOWERS lung cancerrisk

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

I appreciate the information on PSA and its relation

to prostate cancer.  



While effects can be shown for isolated cases of low

dose radiation expose, hormesis will always be a

marginal subject. As I have stated many times, doses

at rates less than 100 mSv cannot be shown to have

either a beneficial or detrimental effect.



--- Howard Long <hflong@pacbell.net> wrote:

> John and other hormesis marginalizers,

> 

> 1. Metastases or regrowth may be indicated by PSA up

> after prostate removal

> or ablation.

> 2. Radiation oncologists and all other physicians

> are greatly inhibited by

> lawsuits for any non-standard treatment.

> 3.Sensitzing with LDR (10-75 rad) before

> radiotherapy of c100rad 3x/week for

> 6-8 weeks, has shown much better response of cancers

> (see references on

> Muckerheide's list below).

> 

> Howard Long

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "John Jacobus" <crispy_bird@yahoo.com>

> To: "Howard Long" <hflong@pacbell.net>; "John

> Jacobus"

> <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>; <TConley@kdhe.state.ks.us>;

> <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

> Cc: <rad-sci-1@wpi.edu>

> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 1:37 PM

> Subject: Re: Article: Lung cancer screening raises

> OR LOWERS lung cancer

> risk

> 

> 

> > Why would a patient be treated for increased PSA?

> > Since when is a radiation oncologist restricted by

> > regulations?  How would sensitizing a patient with

> LDR

> > help with radiation treatement?  Following your

> logic,

> > that would make the tumor more radiation

> resistent?

> >

> > --- Howard Long <hflong@pacbell.net> wrote:

> > > "Political agenda" or scientific correction,

> John?

> > >

> > > Yes, I would want hormesis, hopefully with less

> cost

> > > but dose equal to or

> > > greater than CT.

> > >

> > > And it's not just me.

> > > At the DDP meeting 2 days ago, a health

> physicist

> > > sought from me and a

> > > radiation oncologist how to get LDR (for

> increasing

> > > PSA, after prostate

> > > removal years ago for cancer). That radiationo

> > > oncologist had felt

> > > restricted 5 years ago (from treating another

> health

> > > physicist I referred to

> > > him with prostate cancer), with sensitizing LDR

> 2

> > > weeks before high dose

> > > radiotherapy for the cancer.

> > >

> > > Apparently, standard therapy (dictated by

> lawsuits)

> > > is becoming more

> > > scientific.

> > >

> > > Howard Long

> 

> 





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-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com





		

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