Polio Vac Linked to Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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Monday, April 08, 2002 7:17 PM

Polio Vac Linked to Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

 

Passing on this gem after cleaning out my inbox...

This is from the Lancet, March 9, 2002 and is posted on Dr. Mercola's website.

 

Polio Vaccine Linked to Lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma comprises a biologically diverse group of blood

malignancies with clinical courses ranging from indolent to highly

aggressive. During the past 30 years, the reported incidence and death rate

of the disease have increased strikingly, nearly doubling since 1970.

About 55 000 new cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma are estimated to be diagnosed

annually in the USA

Deaths related to the disorder are ranked fourth and fifth among all cancer

deaths in women and men, respectively. Although the reasons for the increase

in incidence are not fully understood, a substantial number of cases of

non-Hodgkin lymphoma are linked to the HIV-1 epidemic. Indeed, non-Hodgkin

lymphoma is a common malignancy in HIV-1-infected patients and the incidence

can be up to 300 times higher than in HIV-1-negative individuals.

No obvious risk factors have emerged for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the general

population, but a viral cause has been postulated. Some cases of non-Hodgkin

lymphoma in HIV-1-infected patients have been attributed to deficient immune

surveillance of oncogenic herpesviruses, such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

and human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), or perhaps to chronic antigenic stimulation

and defective immune regulation.

The small DNA-containing polio viruses (simian virus 40 [sV40], JC virus,

and BK virus) are known to infect human beings, to have cancer causing

potential, and to be associated with some human cancers. SV40 DNA sequences

have been found repeatedly in some brain and bone cancers and mesotheliomas.

Polio viruses are known to induce tumor formation in animals, including the

production of B-cell lymphomas by SV40. The major types of tumors induced by

SV40 in laboratory animals are the same as the human cancers found to

contain SV40 DNA, with the exception of lymphomas.

Studies have reported the detection of SV40 DNA sequences in non-Hodgkin

lymphoma from HIV-1-infected and HIV-1-uninfected patients.

These findings suggest a possible role for polio viruses in

lymphoproliferative disorders, but the small size of the study populations.

This study showed that polio virus SV40 T antigen DNA sequences are

significantly associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in HIV-1-infected and

HIV-1-uninfected patients. This finding sheds new light on the possible

cause of an important group of malignant disorders.

Overall, 42% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas tested here contained SV40 DNA

sequences -- a frequency similar to that found in an independent study

(43%).

The cancer causing potential of polio virus SV40 has been established in

laboratory animals. In studies in which hamsters were inoculated

intravenously with SV40, lymphomas developed among 72% of the animals in the

inoculated group and none of the control group.

Polio virus SV40 has been associated with specific types of solid cancers in

human beings, including brain tumors, osteosarcomas, and malignant

mesotheliomas. These are the types of malignant disorders caused by the

virus in laboratory animals -- a finding that emphasizes the predictive

value of the animal studies. Recent reports provide persuasive evidence that

the presence of polio virus SV40 is meaningful in the development of those

human cancers.

The major source of known human exposure to polio virus SV40 was

immunization with SV40-contaminated polio vaccines.

Inactivated and live, attenuated forms of the polio vaccine were prepared in

primary rhesus monkey kidney cells, some of which were from animals

naturally infected with SV40 -- a virus that was unknown at the time.

Studies showed that residual infectious SV40 survived the vaccine

inactivation treatments, and millions of people were inadvertently exposed

to live SV40 from 1955 until early 1963

In the USA, vaccine lots received by about 20 states are estimated to have

contained 0·75-0·97 mL contaminated vaccine per child, lots from about 15

states were thought to have contained 0·01-0·74 ml contaminated vaccine per

child, and about 15 states were believed to have received lots that were

free from SV40.

The Lancet March 9, 2002

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DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT:

This is not new information as I have posted this several years ago.

However, it was from a relatively obscure specialty journal.

However, now a major journal, Lancet, has published clear evidence that

contaminated polio vaccine is responsible for up to half of the 55,000

non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cases per year.

This should outrage nearly anyone that reads this. We trusted these experts

to provide us with protection from polio and instead they planted the seeds

of a deadly cancer that would kill over 20,000 a year in the US.

This is particularly troublesome as polio can be prevented in most people

simply by eliminating sugar from their diet.

If you were one of those who received the vaccine you can do something

positive to enhance your immune system. Increasing your amount of omega-3

fats and decreasing the omega-6 fats will be a potent step towards

suppressing these types of cancers.

Please be sure and read the articles below which goes into far more detail.

Related Articles:

Omega-3 is Essential to the Human Body

Omega-3 Oils: The Essential Nutrients

Omega-3 Fats Prevent Breast Cancer

(on his website: www.mercola.com)

 

 

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