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MAMMOGRAPHY - THE HIDDEN DOWNSIDE - PART ONE

Over my long career in the field of cancer I have seen many theories arrive in a blaze of glory only to be discredited and quietly discarded a short time later. The profit-driven nature of cancer therapeutics has only added to the confusion. Drug companies and the manufacturers of expensive scanning and screening equipment have a strong interest in promoting the sale of their products, and the voice of reason all too often gets drowned out in the face of their massive advertising, lobbying and public relations efforts.

By going to primary sources and carefully studying the scientific literature itself, I aim to provide my readers with the best possible synopsis of the current state of knowledge in the sphere of cancer prevention and treatment. In my writings, my goal, and that of my organization, Cancer Communications, Inc., is to maintain the sort of consistent, reliably objective analytical standard that will allow my readers to make truly informed decisions.

In the past 30 years I have written and published extensively on the subject of cancer and its treatment, including compiling a comprehensive series of individual reports on more than 200 different cancer diagnoses - The Moss Reports - each one of which examines both the standard treatment options that are likely to be offered for a particular cancer diagnosis, and the possible alternative and complementary approaches to that disease.

--Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.

MAMMOGRAPHY - THE HIDDEN DOWNSIDE - PART ONE

Mammography is the term used to describe any imaging technique used for the screening and diagnosis of breast disease ? and in particular, breast cancer. There are various ways of creating a mammographic image of the breast ? ultrasound, thermography, MRI, etc., but by far the commonest form of mammography used for mass screening utilizes ionizing radiation (X-rays) to detect 'lesions' (i.e., areas of abnormal tissue) that are suspicious for breast cancer. The terms 'mammography' and 'mammogram' as used in this article therefore refer exclusively to the X-ray imaging technique.

There is a widespread belief that screening mammography unequivocally saves lives. The National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and the American College of Radiology recommend annual mammography for all women over the age of 40. The statistic that is most commonly quoted is that by detecting breast cancer early, before it has become large enough to be clinically apparent as an obvious lump in the breast, mammography reduces the mortality rate from breast cancer by 20 to 30 percent. So fixed has this statistic become in the minds of women, the medical profession and the media that by repetition alone it has now attained the status of unimpeachable fact.

How well-founded is this belief? A closer examination of the data yields a somewhat less optimistic picture.

First of all, how much benefit can one truly expect from regular mammography? Just how effective is it in terms of saving lives?

To come to grips with that question it helps to have an understanding of the concept of absolute risk. Absolute risk is a statistical concept that expresses the number of people who can be expected to succumb to a disease over a certain period of time. Women generally perceive that their risk of developing breast cancer is very high. But in reality the absolute risk of dying from breast cancer depends on your age.

For a 60 year old woman, the chance of dying from breast cancer in the next 10 years is 9 in 1,000. Mammography screening has been estimated to reduce the absolute risk of dying from breast cancer for this 60 year old woman by around one third; i.e., instead of having an absolute risk of 9 in 1,000 over the next 10 years, her chance might at best be reduced to around 6 in 1,000 by screening. For younger women, whose absolute risk of dying of breast cancer is commensurately lower to start with (around 6 in 1,000), the reduction in risk that might be conferred by mammography would also be smaller. For 50 year olds, 10 years of regular mammography might at best be expected to reduce the absolute risk of dying from 6 in 1,000 to around 4 in 1,000.

However, advocates of screening rarely ever talk in terms of absolute risk. Instead, they prefer to express the benefits of screening in terms of relative risk, a statistical concept that, because it is expressed as a percentage, makes the benefits of screening appear much more dramatic.

For example, they will say that mammography reduces your chances of dying by 30 percent (the relative risk) but will neglect to tell you that the chance of dying of the disease (the absolute risk) is very small to start with. The relative risk, expressed as a percentage, therefore makes screening look dramatically effective, whereas when expressed in terms of absolute risk the picture is considerably less persuasive. Which of these two statements sounds more impressive: mammography saves 2 lives out of 1,000 over 10 years, or mammography reduces breast cancer deaths by 30 percent? No wonder proponents of screening are so enamored of quoting relative risk rather than absolute risk.

As Prof. Samuel Epstein, MD, of the University of Illinois and colleagues have pointed out:

"Even assuming that high quality screening of a population of women between the ages of 50 and 69 would reduce breast cancer mortality by up to 25 percent, yielding a reduced relative risk of 0.75, the chances of any individual woman benefiting are remote. For women in this age group, about 4 percent are likely to develop breast cancer annually, about one in four of whom, or 1 percent overall, will die from this disease. Thus, the 0.75 relative risk applies to this 1 percent, so 99.75 percent of the women screened are unlikely to benefit" (Epstein 2001).

Finding Indolent Tumors

There are other facets of mammography that are seldom discussed by the many enthusiastic advocates of mass screening. Cancers ? even breast cancers? vary greatly in their malignancy. For any screening technique to be worthwhile, it should be capable of picking up the most dangerous kinds of cancer rather than the most indolent. It should also be highly sensitive, giving few false positives and false negatives. Sadly, x-ray mammography does not score well on either count.

Mammography is undoubtedly good at picking up slow-growing cancers. It is also good at detecting so-called 'in situ' lesions, that is, the latent, precancerous lesions that have not yet developed - and might never develop - into truly invasive cancers. But these are not the kinds of breast cancer that are most likely to kill. That distinction belongs to the faster-growing tumors, and it is precisely these faster growing malignancies that mammography typically fails to catch.

Thus, a woman can have a clear mammogram at one annual screening, and yet, less than a year later, can discover that she has a highly aggressive form of breast cancer. Women who develop such so-called 'interval cancers' (i.e., cancers that are discovered in the interval between two screenings) are more than twice as likely to die as are women whose cancers are detected through routine mammography. Like most screening tests, therefore, mammography suffers from the drawback that it misses many of the deadliest cancers entirely, while zealously identifying slow-growing or latent cancers, a significant proportion of which might never progress or pose a threat to life. This accelerates the trend towards finding and curing 'cancers' of dubious malignancy, thus exaggerating the benefits of both diagnosis and treatment.

Another important aspect of breast tumor growth is the 'doubling time' of the tumor. This is the time taken for the tumor to double in size. It has been estimated that there are approximately 40 doublings between the development of a single malignant cell and the point at which a patient dies of widely metastatic breast cancer. For a tumor to be detectable by clinical breast examination (i.e., by the human hand, feeling for a lump) the tumor needs to be around 1 centimeter in diameter (i.e., around half an inch across). A mammogram can detect a tumor at half this size, i.e., 5 millimeters in diameter. This is just one doubling less than the size at which a small tumor becomes detectable manually, by self-examination. This single doubling is probably not a sufficiently wide difference to be able to affect the overall outcome of the disease very significantly.

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Thyroid Testing Accurate?

Probably not if you take some medications...The TSH test has been standard for about 30 years, often not reliable. Numerous common medications, including Prozac, can suppress TSH in the bloodstream. Furthermore, if the pituitary gland is working less than optimally, also not that uncommon, the gland creates reduced levels of TSH. In both instances, the patient will have a normal TSH level even though hypothyroidism is present. Rather than rely on a shaky test, reviews of a person's history (including family predisposition, a frequent association) and evaluates the person's clinical symptoms for more accurate diagnosing of thyroid problems. Because Hashimoto's disease symptoms can be confused with menopausal symptoms,it is best if there are any symptoms present, a patient should go through a therapeutic trial with thyroid hormones to see if symptoms abate. Side effects are usually minimal -- the worst would be some short-term heart thumping, jumpiness and perhaps a small tremor, signals that either the person doesn't have hypothyroidism, or that the dosage is off.

Try natural thyroid for best results!

Algae As A Food?

Thought I would give you another strange food this week. One that is an excellent and important health building addition to your daily nutrient supplement necessary in this day of rampant diseases and illnesses. Not recognized as a tangible food that you put on your plate but none the less a very important and almost total food for your body!

Chlorella is a freshwater algae that contains such a wide variety of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids that it's considered to be a nearly perfect whole food. Chlorella is also the richest source of chlorophyll on earth the chemical that gives plants their green color and is an essential component in photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert light into chemical energy. It reportedly contains a very high amount of chlorophyll,

Animal studies have revealed that chlorella may stimulate the production of immune system factors like macrophages, leukocytes, and interferon. But in recent years, chlorella research has moved beyond animal trials with studies that have examined the therapeutic effects of chlorella on fibromyalgia. In two separate clinical trials conducted in Japan, researchers found that daily therapy with 10 grams of chlorella in tablet form and 100 milliliters of chlorella liquid extract brought improvements in pain, sleep, and anxiety - all common measures of fibromyalgia severity. (This may be one of the reasons why Life Transfusion Ionic Liquid Minerals is proving to help so many with pain.) Nutrients contained in Chlorella include vegetable proteins, fiber, vitamins, minerals and chlorophyll. Chlorophyll and its derivatives stimulate the formation of red blood cells, affect nutrition, and influence metabolism and respiration, to name just a few.

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One Doctor Allan Spreen, and M.D., says that chlorella is an "inexpensive and excellent" nutrient and easily digested.

According to Ralph Moss, Ph.D. renowned publisher of "The Cancer Chronicles," and cancer researcher chlorella has been shown to significantly prolong the lives of mice implanted with cancer cells. In one study, the benefits of chlorella were particularly strong when chlorella was given before the cancer was introduced, indicating a potential course of cancer prevention.

Dr. Moss also reports that more than 40 years ago researchers found chlorella to be effective in reversing the fatigue associated with chemotherapy. Chlorella has been shown to quickly restore white blood cells that are killed by chemotherapy, without affecting the potency of the chemo.

Chlorella is not known to cause side effects, but its use may be associated with mild temporary adverse reactions triggered by the detoxification of pesticides and heavy metals stored in the body, an may be experienced as a worsening for a few days until detoxification is completed. A good thing!

This study came to be because I couldn't understand what constituted my father's prostate cancer swelling to reduce so drastically fast making it easier for him to urinate in just a few days after starting his natural protocol. I found a few things that might do it but when I studied the components in the Life Transfusion Ionic Liquid Minerals I hit on what I consider the winning reason. Chlorella! Contained within the minerals as the most likely reason for the fast and drastic results!

Some studies suggest that Chlorella may be useful for lowering Blood Pressure in people afflicted with Hypertension. It is also said by some researchers that Chlorella (8 grams per day) can detoxify persons affected with Cadmium poisoning. Chlorella prolongs survival times in persons afflicted with various forms of Cancer - by boosting the Immune Response, i.e. not by directly killing Cancer cells. Chlorella prolongs survival times in persons afflicted with Breast Cancer and Leukemia - by boosting the Immune Response, i.e. not by directly killing Cancer cells. Recently - 1998), Chlorella (Chlorella vulgaris species) - has also been shown to contain a Glycoprotein that inhibits the metastasis of some forms of Cancer. Chlorella facilitates the production of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor. Chlorella facilitates the production of Interferon Gamma indicated in treatment of infections and tumors. Chlorella facilitates the production of Interleukin 1 (Interleukin 1 alpha form). IL1 is an important risk factor prevention in heart disease. Also in a number of laboratory and animal research findings suggest that the algae may have some anticancer properties. One investigation concluded that a protein extract from one type of chlorella prevented the spread of cancer cells in mice. Another study in mice suggested that the extract reduced the side effects of chemotherapy treatment without affecting the potency of anticancer medications.

Chlorella was discovered in the late 19th century. Due to its high protein concentration and rapid growth rate, chlorella was investigated after World War II as a possible commercial food source that never really took off. In the 1950s, researchers first reported that chlorella prevented the development of liver disease in mice. A decade later, some investigators claimed that the algae decreased the side effects of chemotherapy and slowed the growth of some cancer cells. Most of the research has been conducted in Japan, where chlorella is a top-selling dietary supplement. Chlorella farms - closed systems that provide humans with food, water, and oxygen - have been established in the U.S., Japan, The Netherlands, Germany, and Israel.

Throughout its history on this planet, chlorella has survived because its tough outer shell protected its genetic integrity, and it is one of the most efficient foods on earth in using and concentrating sunshine, as shown by its high chlorophyll content and rapid reproduction. Chlorella is a natural, pure, whole food with all the materials to support life. Cracked cell wall Chlorella provides a tremendous source of concentrated nutrition.

I take chlorella in a liquid from that is included in my liquid mineral complex, which I take twice daily and may very well be one of the reasons my fibromyalgia has been controlled since starting that supplementation along with my herbal formulas in 1995 making for a strong pain treatment.

Begin your health builder program today and include this great food - Chlorella - in it. If you need help in where to start with your health building protocol contact me and along with the doctor we will figure it out with you.

Lena

We Are Walking Time Bombs!
© By Lena Sanchez

Is your diagnosis the real thing? Could very likely not be as what you ingest and our environment around us affects our body. Some toxic poisoning appear as diseases but in actuality is toxic poisoning.

New research has shown that dozens of toxic industrial chemicals are accumulating in our bodies, and they say there's nothing we can do about it. Coming from the foods we eat to what we put on our skin...

The study took blood from a cross-section of the population and found that each of the 155 volunteers tested, from all areas of life, country and cities, was contaminated with chemicals - most of which they didn't even know existed. The pesticide DDT and types of non-degradable chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs, used in electrical insulation) were found in all but one of the volunteers. One person registered 49 different toxins.?

Researchers say, "How and where the general public collects these persistent pollutants is a mystery. It seems we are all involved in a game of Russian roulette where we may be unwittingly exposed at any time or any place." There really isn't a mystery except to those who refuse to see what is happening around them! Food, water, skin care products, our homes have potential lethal doses of toxins in the carpets, cabinets, wall paper and furniture, house dust and our household appliances are all potential sources of contamination.

The real mystery is that these researchers can't figure out the simply logistics of industrial pollution, water bacterial killers, medications and cleaning products put into our water, polluted air and the insecticides, fertilizers used to grow our foods as well as artificial sweeteners, food coloring and preservatives added to our foods! These so-called scientists choose to not know!

"People shouldn't be too alarmed," says Dr Gareth Thomas. Oh no, well look who he works for, the chemical industry! Do you think he can be objective when his livelihood is dependent on the chemical industry? I think not! His bio
http://www.es.lancs.ac.uk/ecerg/kcjgroup/thomas.html

The study's findings are deplorable facts and ones that should awaken the world but the laxity of people's ability to react is so dulled they don't know how or what to do. Waking up is not happening because scientists are saying "Not to worry its not bad since most of those chemicals are no longer in use.?

It is okay to worry but not if you are not working to change the things you can in your environment!!! If those chemicals from years past that are no longer in use yet are still in our systems it only points out how toxic they were and how they have accumulated and are accumulating in our systems.

We are walking time bombs! This is a wakeup call to every part of the world, but nobody is listening. Our own government has reneged at helping make us better by giving industry the okay to not streamline their factories to stop polluting our air as they had been ordered to do in the past. They've also given the pharmaceutical industry free reign to do as they please and make as much money as they can!

The mystery is in how mankind can be so uncaring about those around them and their environment while they continue to ruin it!

Keeping healthy will require you filter your water for you and your pets in bathing, cooking and drinking. Use all chemical free household cleaning products, skin care shampoo, conditioner, cosmetics, etc. Use air filtration in your home and car. Eat organic foods!

When the majority start to demand healthy products industry will listen!!! Loss of sales talks and only then will they pay attention!!

A good note on all this is that a lot of problems will clear up when the toxins are no longer introduced into our body!