I have the feeling that it is the tip of the iceberg Joicy,
thanks for posting that...Take Care, Beav
Joicy wrote:
> Friends, I followed the links on one of the articles
> Lillian sent, and thought the following was an important
> read, NOT just for breast cancerers! It's called "Seeing
> Deception is your Only Protection: The Breast Cancer
> Awareness Month Story, By Sherrill Sellman.
>
> I have always been angered by the outright misleading
> motto of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, that "Early
> Detection is Your Best Protection". The National Cancer
> Institute stated in 1995 that "Breast cancer is simply not
> a preventable disease!" How does early discovery PREVENT
> what you've already got?
>
> Below is an excerpt from the article which I think you'll
> find interesting. Sadly, I suspect this is only the tip of
> the iceberg in causes of cancer and conflicts of interest.
> Love and prayers, Joicy
>
> Did you know:
>
> Breast cancer Awareness month's primary sponsor
> and mastermind is Zeneca Pharmaceuticals (now
> AstraZeneca), manufacturer of the controversial
> and widely prescribed breast cancer drug,
> tamoxifen. All TV, radio and print media are
> paid for and must be approved by AstraZeneca!
>
> It is less known that Zeneca also makes
> herbicides and fungicides. One of their
> products, the organochlorine pesticide,
> acetochlor is implicated as a causal factor in
> breast cancer. It's Perry, Ohio chemical plant
> is the third largest source of potential
> cancer-causing pollution in the US, spewing
> 53,000 pounds of recognized carcinogens into the
> air in 1996.
>
> Perhaps we can forgive Zeneca's involvement with
> carcinogenic chemicals, since it researched and
> patented the most popular breast cancer
> treatment, Tamoxifen, grossing 500 million
> dollars annually. Perhaps not. On May 16, 2000
> the New York Times reported that the National
> Institute for Environmental Health Sciences
> listed substances that are known to cause
> cancer. Tamoxifen was included in that list!! 7
>
> It is known that tamoxifen causes uterine
> cancer, liver cancer and gastrointestinal
> cancer. After just two to three years of use,
> tamoxifen will increase the incidence of uterine
> cancer by two -three times. The treatment for
> uterine cancer is an hysterectomy. In addition,
> tamoxifen increased the risk of strokes, blood
> clots, eye damage, menopausal symptoms, and
> depression.
>
> The biggest shock of all is the fact that
> tamoxifen will increase the risk of breast
> cancer! The journal Science published a study
> from Duke University Medical Center in 1999
> showing that after 2-5 years, tamoxifen actually
> initiated the growth of breast cancer!
>
> So, Zeneca, the originator of Breast Cancer
> Awareness month is the manufacturer of
> carcinogenic petrochemicals, carcinogenic
> pollutants and a breast cancer drug that causes
> at least four different types of cancer in
> women, including breast cancer. Is something
> wrong with this picture?
>
> For the full article, go to
>
>
> ttp://www.mercola.com/2000/oct/29/breast_cancer_awareness.htm
>
>
>
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