Guest guest Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 THE TOP 10 MEDICAL MYTHS 2. Screening for cancer can catch it early and save lives. <http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/06/10/the_depths_of_decei t_mammography.htm>Mammograms, cervical cancer screening and the latest PSA screening have never been shown to save lives. All screening tests are highly inaccurate. The latest study of the PSA test shows screened men are more likely to die (see p 1 0 ) . This is hogwash. I usually enjoy reading your postings very much, and this is not a " flame " letter by any means. But the above statement is just simply totally untrue. I have prostate cancer and belong to several groups here on the net of men who also have it. The earlier you know about prostate cancer, the better off you are and the better your survival rates. How do you know if you have it? By taking the PSA test and then a biopsy. This posting is not information, it is misinformation. Roger Kimble 3. The mercury in your fillings is permanently locked in and therefore harmless. Numerous studies in animals and humans demonstrate that mercury particles and vapour's are a timed-release poison, which migrate to various parts of the body, including the brain, and cross the placenta in pregnant women. We still don't know the extent of the damage (The Dental Handbook). 4.<http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/06/07/fluoridation_of_c ity_of_london_water_concern.htm> Fluoridating<http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/06/07/fluorid ation_of_city_of_london_water_concern.htm> the water and dental products is good for your teeth and stops tooth decay in children. Rather than strengthening bone tissue, fluoride causes osteoporosis. New evidence shows fluoride can also damage the central nervous system, causing brain dysfunction, lower IQ and possibly even Alzheimers disease (WDDTY vol 3 no 9 and vol 9 no 3). 5. <http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/06/07/fluoridation_of_cit y_of_london_water_concern.htm>Vaccination has conquered infectious disease. Careful examination of polio and smallpox casualties shows that the disease had a higher incidence in many areas that were highly vaccinated. The incidence of all infectious diseases were plummeting long before the onset of vaccination, which took the credit (WDDTY, the book). 6. Women need hormone replacement after the menopause to protect them from osteoporosis and heart disease. All the major studies supposedly demonstrating a survival benefit with HRT have been criticised as biased or flawed. Virtually every major study of HRT also shows it causes at least a 30 per cent increase in breast cancer (The Guide to Menopause). 7. Modern drugs have conquered many diseases. The only drug capable of curing anything is antibiotics. No other drug out there cures it simply suppresses symptoms, usually at the risk of causing a load of other ones (WDDTY, the book). 8. Routine X-rays aren't dangerous. The UK National Academy of Science believes that x-rays could be responsible for 4 per cent of leukaemias and up to 8 per cent of all other cancers (WDDTY vol 4 no 6). 9. Mental health has nothing to do with diet. Work in Princeton and now the UK shows links with schizophrenia and depression and allergies or nutritional deficiencies. Virtually every case of depression seen by the Institute of Optimum Nutrition relates to an allergy to wheat (The Guide to Mental Health). 10. <http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/07/02/cancer_research_a_s uper_fraud.htm>Cancer survival<http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/07/02/cancer_rese arch_a_super_fraud.htm> statistics are improving, thanks to chemotherapy. Chemotherapy has an all over cure rate of at best 9 per cent, usually for rare cancers. It doesn't affect in any way the solid tumours which make up some 90 per cent of all cancers (The Cancer Handbook). http://www.wddty.co.uk/index.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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