Historic birth of cancer-immune baby

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Historic birth of cancer-immune baby

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From correspondents in London

January 09, 2009 11:13pm

 

 

 

A MOTHER who is the first woman in Britain to have a baby selected free of a gene which causes breast cancer has given birth successfully, doctors say.

"The mother and her little girl are doing very well,'' said University College London (UCL) today.

The baby grew from an embryo screened to ensure it did not contain the faulty BRCA 1 gene.

The baby's 27-year-old mother, who wants to remain anonymous, decided to take the step because several of her husband's close female relatives suffered from breast cancer.

Any daughter born with the BRCA 1 gene has an 80 per cent risk of developing breast cancer and a 60 per cent chance of developing ovarian cancer - as well as a 50 per cent risk of passing on the anomaly to their own children.

Doctors said the parents were relieved to have a guarantee that the faulty gene would not be passed to their daughter.

"This little girl will not face the spectre of developing this genetic form of breast cancer or ovarian cancer in her adult life,'' said Paul Serhal, head of the Assisted Conception Unit at UCL Hospital.

"The parents will have been spared the risk of inflicting this disease on their daughter. The lasting legacy is the eradication of the transmission of this form of cancer that has blighted these families for generations,'' he said.

The mother said in June: "We felt that, if there was a possibility of eliminating this for our children, then that was a route we had to go down.''

The procedure was carried out using a technique known as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis which has already been used in Britain to screen embryos resulting from in vitro fertilisation for disorders like cystic fibrosis.

It was given the green light in Britain in 2006.

The procedure is still relatively rare but has been used to screen embryos for breast cancer in the United States and Belgium.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. -Mark Twain

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What a bunch of hogwash - they are trying to tell us that we have no

control over breast cancer. It's not all about genes - there is no

such thing as a " cancer causing gene " . Cancer is caused by a toxic

environment, chemicals in foods, smoking, pesticides, herbicides,

medicines, stuff you put on your skin, lack of a proper diet, etc.

 

I guess there will be more killings now of embryos, and if they test

and find babies in the womb to have the gene they think will cause

cancer, lets kill them too.

 

Genetic manipulation is a scary thing indeed.

 

Carol

 

 

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> Historic birth of cancer-immune baby

> Article from: Agence France-Presse

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Genes don't cause cancer but they do indicate that if the conditions in our environment are right that we might "get" cancer, fibro, etc versus someone who doesn't carry the gene.

 

Jackie

 

 

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bluegreensolutions

Friday, January 16, 2009 8:25 AM

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What a bunch of hogwash - they are trying to tell us that we have nocontrol over breast cancer. It's not all about genes - there is nosuch thing as a "cancer causing gene". Cancer is caused by a toxicenvironment, chemicals in foods, smoking, pesticides, herbicides,medicines, stuff you put on your skin, lack of a proper diet, etc. I guess there will be more killings now of embryos, and if they testand find babies in the womb to have the gene they think will causecancer, lets kill them too.Genetic manipulation is a scary thing indeed.Carol , PlagueBoy <cz75nc wrote:>> Historic birth of cancer-immune baby> Article from: Agence France-Presse

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So I wonder what about Luekemia - I have a very dear friend who has a beautiful 9 mon old baby girl suffering through chemo right now.

 

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hill8628

Friday, January 16, 2009 8:34 AM

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Genes don't cause cancer but they do indicate that if the conditions in our environment are right that we might "get" cancer, fibro, etc versus someone who doesn't carry the gene.

 

Jackie

 

 

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bluegreensolutions

Friday, January 16, 2009 8:25 AM

Re: Historic birth of cancer-immune baby

 

 

What a bunch of hogwash - they are trying to tell us that we have nocontrol over breast cancer. It's not all about genes - there is nosuch thing as a "cancer causing gene". Cancer is caused by a toxicenvironment, chemicals in foods, smoking, pesticides, herbicides,medicines, stuff you put on your skin, lack of a proper diet, etc. I guess there will be more killings now of embryos, and if they testand find babies in the womb to have the gene they think will causecancer, lets kill them too.Genetic manipulation is a scary thing indeed.Carol , PlagueBoy <cz75nc wrote:>> Historic birth of cancer-immune baby> Article from: Agence France-Presse

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Yep, 2 year old nephew died from his second bout of cancer. He was getting an all clear from his first bout when they discovered an inoperable one in his brain. He was born with it. Makes you wonder exactly how much a baby is exposed to through the mother's blood doesn't it.

 

Jackie

 

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Kathy

Friday, January 16, 2009 12:55 PM

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So I wonder what about Luekemia - I have a very dear friend who has a beautiful 9 mon old baby girl suffering through chemo right now.

 

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hill8628 (AT) frontiernet (DOT) net

Friday, January 16, 2009 8:34 AM

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Genes don't cause cancer but they do indicate that if the conditions in our environment are right that we might "get" cancer, fibro, etc versus someone who doesn't carry the gene.

 

Jackie

 

 

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bluegreensolutions

Friday, January 16, 2009 8:25 AM

Re: Historic birth of cancer-immune baby

 

 

What a bunch of hogwash - they are trying to tell us that we have nocontrol over breast cancer. It's not all about genes - there is nosuch thing as a "cancer causing gene". Cancer is caused by a toxicenvironment, chemicals in foods, smoking, pesticides, herbicides,medicines, stuff you put on your skin, lack of a proper diet, etc. I guess there will be more killings now of embryos, and if they testand find babies in the womb to have the gene they think will causecancer, lets kill them too.Genetic manipulation is a scary thing indeed.Carol , PlagueBoy <cz75nc wrote:>> Historic birth of cancer-immune baby> Article from: Agence France-Presse

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I wonder what the mother was eating while pregnant.

Carol

 

, <hill8628 wrote:

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> Yep, 2 year old nephew died from his second bout of cancer. He was

getting an all clear from his first bout when they discovered an

inoperable one in his brain. He was born with it. Makes you wonder

exactly how much a baby is exposed to through the mother's blood

doesn't it.

>

> Jackie

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Is the baby breastfeeding? If so, what is the mother eating? She

needs to change to an alkaline diet. Cancer will not grow in an

alkaline environment. She needs to stop eating sugar and junk foods.

Does mother smoke? Is mother eating all cooked foods? If so, she

needs to supplement with a lot of plant-based food enzymes. She needs

to supplement with whole food antioxidants and whole food supplements.

 

If the baby is on formula - YIKES! Formula is like junk food!

 

Carol

 

, " Kathy " <vanokat wrote:

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> So I wonder what about Luekemia - I have a very dear friend who has

a beautiful 9 mon old baby girl suffering through chemo right now.

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or breathing?

 

Jackie

 

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bluegreensolutions

Friday, January 16, 2009 2:00 PM

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I wonder what the mother was eating while pregnant.Carol , <hill8628 wrote:>> Yep, 2 year old nephew died from his second bout of cancer. He wasgetting an all clear from his first bout when they discovered aninoperable one in his brain. He was born with it. Makes you wonderexactly how much a baby is exposed to through the mother's blooddoesn't it.> > Jackie

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So, I wonder how many " defective " babies they killed to get

this " perfect " one.

 

Chelsea

 

 

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wrote:

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> Historic birth of cancer-immune baby

> Article from: Agence France-Presse

>

> Font size: Decrease Increase

> Email article: Email

> Print article: Print

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> From correspondents in London

> January 09, 2009 11:13pm

>

>

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> A MOTHER who is the first woman in Britain to have a baby selected

free of a gene which causes breast cancer has given birth

successfully, doctors say..

> " The mother and her little girl are doing very well,'' said

University College London (UCL) today.

> The baby grew from an embryo screened to ensure it did not contain

the faulty BRCA 1 gene.

> The baby's 27-year-old mother, who wants to remain anonymous,

decided to take the step because several of her husband's close

female relatives suffered from breast cancer.

> Any daughter born with the BRCA 1 gene has an 80 per cent risk of

developing breast cancer and a 60 per cent chance of developing

ovarian cancer - as well as a 50 per cent risk of passing on the

anomaly to their own children.

> Doctors said the parents were relieved to have a guarantee that the

faulty gene would not be passed to their daughter.

> " This little girl will not face the spectre of developing this

genetic form of breast cancer or ovarian cancer in her adult life,''

said Paul Serhal, head of the Assisted Conception Unit at UCL

Hospital.

> " The parents will have been spared the risk of inflicting this

disease on their daughter. The lasting legacy is the eradication of

the transmission of this form of cancer that has blighted these

families for generations,'' he said.

> The mother said in June: " We felt that, if there was a possibility

of eliminating this for our children, then that was a route we had to

go down.''

> The procedure was carried out using a technique known as pre-

implantation genetic diagnosis which has already been used in Britain

to screen embryos resulting from in vitro fertilisation for disorders

like cystic fibrosis.

> It was given the green light in Britain in 2006.

> The procedure is still relatively rare but has been used to screen

embryos for breast cancer in the United States and Belgium.

>

>

> The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives

fully is prepared to die at any time.     -Mark Twain

>