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WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU ABOUT MAMMOGRAMS
and what EVERY WOMAN HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW:
Due to so much controversy over
mammograms, I began to research the pros and cons a few years back. There are
MANY links that I have researched where I have learned that breast mammography
is not a safe practice and does not promote breast health, but that breast
self-exam, and lifestyle changes do. Those are the links I hope you will study
and compare to the the positive things said by institutions who promote
mammograms.
After my personal research, I have refused to do mammograms for quite a few
years. I do the yearly sonograms, and hope breast thermography will come to my
area soon. I feel every woman should be able to make their own decision on
having or not having mammograms based on what they truly believe; I also feel
every woman should know of all the truth, and not just part of it to be able to
make that decision.
Below the sample boxes, you will find a few links that I have studied, and feel
every woman should read. You may or may not agree with any or all of them,
but you do have a right to know and weigh the information for yourself.
A SAMPLE OF WHAT I HAVE STUDIED FROM THOSE THAT
DO NOT BENEFIT FROM GIVING MAMMOGRAMS:
"Mammography screening is
a profit-driven technology posing risks compounded by unreliability. In
striking contrast, annual clinical breast examination (CBE) by a trained
health professional, together with monthly breast self-examination (BSE),
is safe, at least as effective, and low in cost. International programs
for training nurses how to perform CBE and teach BSE are critical and
overdue.
Contrary to popular belief and
assurances by the U. S. media and the cancer establishment- the National
Cancer Institute (NCI) and American Cancer Society (ACS)- mammography is
not a technique for early diagnosis. In fact, a breast cancer has
usually been present for about eight years before it can finally be
detected. Furthermore, screening should be recognized as damage control,
rather than misleadingly as "secondary prevention."
Mammography poses a wide range of risks
of which women worldwide still remain uninformed." Samuel S. Epstein, Rosalie Bertell, and Barbara Seaman
THIS IS A SAMPLE (what I do not agree with)
OF WHAT I HAVE STUDIED FROM MANY
THAT BENEFIT FROM GIVING MAMMOGRAMS:
"Early detection is the key to beating
breast cancer and getting an annual mammogram allows your doctor to find
a lump when its smaller and better treatment options exist. A mammogram
can detect a tumor as tiny as a pinhead—which is up to two years before
you or your physician can feel it! The amount of radiation during your
mammogram is minimal. Two low-dose X-rays are taken of each breast
during a 20-30 minute procedure. The benefits of a screening mammogram
far out-weigh any associated risks. Make sure that the American College
of Radiology (ACR) and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) accredit the
mammography facility you chose. All of Advocates' sites are accredited."
Mammograms, X-rays may
boost breast cancer risk by 250%
(NewsTarget.com)
"An International Agency for Research on Cancer study showed that chest
X-rays may increase women's chances of developing breast cancer
However, it is no surprise that there is skepticism of these findings
among cancer industry groups which rely on mammography to recruit
patients into lucrative cancer treatment protocols. It is not in the
interests of such groups to admit that the very test used to detect
breast cancer appears to be causing it"...)
Bad
news for mammograms:
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"For nearly three decades, the medical
community has believed its most powerful tool in the fight against breast cancer
is the mammogram. Women were told that these low-level X-ray procedures would
detect cancerous tissue early enough to permit use of life-saving therapies.
And, given the horrifying one-in-nine lifetime chance of developing breast
cancer, millions of women flocked to the recommended, biennial mammogram. But a
new study has concluded mammograms are no better than a far cheaper, simpler
method: physical examination by a physician. The findings have been slammed by
..."
Actions to take: (1) Do not submit to mammography. It will not prolong your life
and may actually shorten it.
(2) Refuse needle biopsies. When they remove lumps suspected of
being cancerous, surgeons go to great pains to cut well beyond the
edges of the tumour - because if they cut into a cancer, they will
spread it throughout the body. So why is it that they go brain dead
and jab needles with knife-like edges into tissues suspected of being
cancer?
(3) If you submit to a lumpectomy, tell the doctor that you want to
see the pathologist's report on the specimen. He'll understand what
you are looking for: You want to make sure the borders of the specimen
were free of tumour tissue. Don't let them give you any of that "We
think we got it all" stuff they're always trying to dish out.
