**Breaking story: Microchip implants induce cancer in animals**

[Guest guest]

-

Katherine Albrecht

newsletter

Saturday, September 08, 2007 12:44 PM

[Caspian-newsletter-l] **Breaking story: Microchip implants

inducecancer in animals**

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 8, 2007

 

MICROCHIP IMPLANTS CAUSE FAST-GROWING, MALIGNANT TUMORS IN LAB ANIMALS

Damning research findings could spell the end of VeriChip

http://www.antichips.com/press-releases/microchip-imlants-tumors.html

 

The Associated Press will issue a breaking story this weekend revealing

that microchip implants have induced cancer in laboratory animals and

dogs, says privacy expert and long-time VeriChip opponent Dr. Katherine

Albrecht.

 

As the AP will report, a series of research articles spanning more than

a decade found that mice and rats injected with glass-encapsulated RFID

transponders developed malignant, fast-growing, lethal cancers in up to

1% to 10% of cases. The tumors originated in the tissue surrounding the

microchips and often grew to completely surround the devices, the

researchers said.

 

Albrecht first became aware of the microchip-cancer link when she and

her " Spychips " co-author, Liz McIntyre, were contacted by a pet owner

whose dog had died from a chip-induced tumor. Albrecht then found

medical studies showing a causal link between microchip implants and

cancer in other animals. Before she brought the research to the AP's

attention, the studies had received little public notice.

 

A four-month AP investigation turned up additional documents, several of

which had been published before VeriChip's parent company, Applied

Digital Solutions, sought FDA approval to market the implant for humans.

The VeriChip received FDA approval in 2004 under the watch of then

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson who later joined the

company's board.

 

Under FDA policy, it would have been VeriChip's responsibility to bring

the adverse studies to the FDA's attention, but VeriChip CEO Scott

Silverman claims the company was unaware of the research.

 

Albrecht expressed skepticism that a company like VeriChip, whose

primary business is microchip implants, would be unaware of relevant

studies in the published literature.

 

" For Mr. Silverman not to know about this research would be negligent.

If he did know about these studies, he certainly had an incentive to

keep them quiet, " said Albrecht. " Had the FDA known about the cancer

link, they might never have approved his company's product. "

 

Since gaining FDA approval, VeriChip has aggressively targeted diabetic

and dementia patients, and recently announced that it had chipped 90

Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers in Florida. Employees in the

Mexican Attorney General's Office, workers in a U.S. security firm, and

club-goers in Europe have also been implanted.

 

Albrecht expressed concern for those who have received a chip implant,

urging them to get the devices removed as soon as possible.

 

" These new revelations change everything, " she said. " Why would anyone

take the risk of having a cancer chip in their arm? "

 

 

==========================================

 

ABOUT CASPIAN

 

CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering)

is a grass-roots consumer group fighting retail surveillance schemes

since 1999 and irresponsible RFID use since 2002. With thousands of

members in all 50 U.S. states and over 30 countries worldwide, CASPIAN

seeks to educate consumers about marketing strategies that invade their

privacy and encourage privacy-conscious shopping habits across the

retail spectrum.

 

Join us!

http://www.antichips.com/caspian-signup.html

 

==========================================

 

Dr. Katherine Albrecht

Founder and Director, CASPIAN Consumer Privacy

 

Host of " Uncovering the Truth "

We the People Radio Network, M-F 10AM-12PM EST

Listen live: http://www.wtprn.com

Archives: http://mp3.wtprn.com/Albrecht07.html

 

Co-author of " SPYCHIPS: How Major Corporations and Government

Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID "

http://www.spychips.com/book/booksales.html

 

WEBSITES:

Human Chipping: http://www.AntiChips.com

RFID: http://www.SpyChips.com

Shopper Cards: http://www.NoCards.org

Bio online at: http://www.spychips.com/media/katherine-albrecht.html

 

=========================================

 

 

 

=====================================================================

 

CASPIAN: Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering

Opposing supermarket loyalty cards and other retail surveillance

schemes since 1999

 

http://www.spychips.com/

http://www.nocards.org/

 

You're welcome to duplicate and distribute this message to others who

may find it of interest.

 

=====================================================================

 

Subscribe via email by writing to:

admin

 

=====================================================================