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HOW TO DEAL WITH BREAST CANCER?                        
Don't get it in the first place! 

Stay smelly, shapeless, toothless, and clear of your doctor.

Well, no one is going to buy that!  But let me explain what prompted me to make such an outrageous statement.  Most doctors are in agreement - those that bother to think about it at all - that a root canal is a causal factor in virtually every case of breast cancer they have seen!  So without going through the mechanics of it all, the strong suggestion appears to be; get the tooth pulled and elect to get an implant instead.  And no, you don't absolutely need a root canal in order to get breast cancer.  Women who have never had a root canal get breast cancer  too, but why cut your odds?

Titanium implants are a very acceptable and safe alternative to the root canal and eliminate the risk of breast cancer from this source. (I have three of them.) Warning - if you've been on Fosomax or other Osteoporosis drugs, for any length of time, your chances of receiving a successful implant are greatly diminished!!  Before you get on any Osteoporosis drugs, read my review on Strontium as an alternative.

Next on the list is the bra.  The more time a woman spends wearing a bra, the greater her risk of contracting breast cancer.  The tighter the bra, the greater the risk, and the worst of the lot are the uplifting kind.  The restrictive forces applied to the underarm lymph clusters impairs the function of these toxin processing glands.  Wear a bra with some play in it if you're large, don't bother with any if you're small.  You can wear an undershirt.  Or as an alternative, get yourself fitted by an expert corsetier in a good lingerie salon.

Sidney Singer, a medical anthropologist has written a book, Dressed to Kill,  in which she presents statistics contrasting the incidence of breast cancer between women who never wore a bra (one in 168), with those women wearing a bra 24 hours a day, who had a 75% chance of developing breast cancer.  Bra wearing at least 14 hours a day increases the hormone prolactin, which decreases circulation in the breast tissue.

American women universally shave their armpits.  This causes microscopic nicks, to which deodorant is then liberally applied.  The shaving nicks then gallantly permit the aluminum laden anti-perspirant to pass into the bloodstream and lymph glands, further insulting them. As if this weren't enough, the anti-perspirants take it a step further by stopping the sweat glands from releasing bodily toxins, which instead are deposited in the lymph nodes on the upper body, below the arms.  This action causes mutations in the cells, which is a guaranteed path to breast cancer.  Clinical studies have shown that nearly all breast cancers occur in the upper outer quadrant of the breast, right where the lymph nodes are located!  In spite of  National Cancer Institute and the Food and Drug Administration giving their endorsement to the aluminum content in deodorants and anti perspirants,every doctor I've spoken with contends that any amount of aluminum is too much!  These organizations rarely have our  best interests at heart and I'd suggest following your doctor's counsel, provided only that your doctor has looked into the subject sufficiently. I kind of wish you would trust me on this, but I'll understand  if you don't, you don't really need a deodorant!  Ask any doctor with the courage to tell you the truth.  If you're lucky, you might even get that confession from a doctor who uses a deodorant personally.  It's a crazy subject.  If you're inclined to research the matter, there is a very good article by Anna Jane Grossman in the November 8, 2007 issue of The New York Times.  And don't let yourself be influenced by what you may have been reading lately in various so called Health Magazines.  Take a look at their advertisers.  these magazines have their own vested commercial interests.

This brings us to the cancer business, a trillion dollar industry.  Big Pharma, the AMA, the chemo industry, the hospitals and all those profiting from the misery of cancer have no interest in curing or preventing it.  Cure the cancer and you've lost the patient.  Prevent it, and you don't get the patient in the first place.  There is a lot of money at stake here, with the average cancer treatment costing around $ 350,000.00.

One delightfully efficient way of generating even more revenue is with the notoriously unreliable mammogram!  Here your breast is clamped in a vise and squeezed as flat as it will go, taking the lymph nodes along for the ride and injuring them in the process. - a good way to encourage the development of cancer.  The pathway to the disease is further smoothed by the ionizing radiation used to produce the x-rays that reveal little more than some inconsistencies in breast tissue, occasional benign lumps and once in a while a lump that could be carcinogenic.  All of these lumps, regardless of their actual condition offer a fine opportunity for the folks in the cancer business to practice their skills in performing invasive biopsies, more often than not, a needless, and frightening procedure, setting the stage for the development of cancer you might not get without it.  There are better ways of checking for breast lumps than mammograms!  Thermography is a very efficient and absolutely harmless test employed by many alternative providers, who achieve a much better accuracy with it.Thermography does not use mechanical pressure or x-rays and is able to detect signs of breast cancer years earlier than mammography. 

For a somewhat detailed description of Thermography and what it does, along with some very good information on avoiding cancer of all types, read the book, Cancer, Step Outside the Box, by Ty M. Bollinger, available from Amazon.  There are all manner of so called "studies" around claiming to define the causes of breast cancer and offering foolproof ways of avoiding, and even curing it.  I guess I've looked at just about every one of them and if I ever encounter any scientific basis for their claims I'll be sure to pass it on to you.  Meanwhile, watch out for the quick buck entrepreneurs out there preying on your fears.

TAMOXIFEN - ANOTHER MAJOR MEDICAL BLUNDER

The problem with orthodox medicine is that it has become much too oriented toward profits.  Now I don't want anyone to to misunderstand me here.  This is not about the individual physician in the trenches.  Most doctors out there are well meaning, dedicated, and overworked.  They truly want to help their patients. This is about the huge corporations that look only to their bottom lines and the public be damned.  They spend millions on getting misinformation to the harried doctors who depend on them for their tools of healing.  We can find a prime example of this in Tamoxifen. NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE ENDORSEMENT Here's the statement from the National Cancer Institute, a prime grant recipient of the pharmaceutical industry:   Tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) is a drug that interferes with the activity of estrogen, a female hormone.  Tamoxifen has been used for more than 30 years to treat breast cancer in women and men.

Tamoxifen has been used for almost 10 years to reduce the risk of breast cancer in women who are at increased risk of developing breast cancer.  The known serious side effects of Tamoxifen  are blood clots, strokes, uterine cancer, and cataracts.  Other side effects include menopause-like symptoms such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, joint pain, and leg cramps.

The benefits of Tamoxifen as a treatment for breast cancer are firmly established and far outweigh the potential risks.

EXAMINING THE SIDE EFFECTS

Well, let's take a look at the side effects the NCI is dismissing so casually:

• About half the women taking Tamoxifen experience hot flashes, fluid retention, weight gain, vaginal discharge, and vaginal atrophy, all symptoms of menopause in pre-menopausal women!   Menstrual irregularities are not uncommon and the complete absence (amenorrhea) of the menstrual cycle can occur, often permanently.  Accelerated bone mineral loss and osteoporosis are also common occurences.
• Tamoxifen is known to cause visual problems from increased corneal opacity.  Corneal and retinal changes have occurred which proved to be irreversible. Cataracts seem to be in the future.
• Tamoxifen causes irritation and weakening of venal walls.  This in turn produces inflammation and weakens the veins, causing thrombophlebitis, clotting, bleeding, and sometimes even obstruction of the pulmonary blood vessels - a life threatening condition.  We shouldn't need to remind anyone that blood clots themselves can be life threatening.
• A full third of women taking Tamoxifen experience depression and the inability to concentrate.  Some patients have reported an increase in asthma attacks, while others have discovered vocal cord problems which impaired their ability to speak or sing.
• AstraZeneca, maufacturer of Tamoxifen, ADMITS THAT IT IS A CARCINOGEN!  The stuff is toxic to the liver, can cause acute hepatitis, and cases of total liver failure have been reported.  Several studies just out indicate a six-fold increase in liver cancer among women taking Tamoxifen   for more than two years.
• Ten percent of women taking Tamoxifen experience precancerous uterine and endometrial changes.  Women taking the standard dose for more than two years run a two to three times greater than normal risk of developing uterine cancer.

Oh well, we could keep going, but you get the idea.  Right now we're really compelled to question the wisdom of using a known carcinogen to prevent and cure cancer. We're having a lot of trouble reconciling this. While it's true that Tamoxifen has helped many women avoid breast cancer, the rapidly emerging wisdom points to the undeniable fact that taking Tamoxifen poses an unacceptably high risk for developing much more difficult to treat estrogen receptor-negative cancers.  Those who struggle fiercely to keep this drug on the market assert that this fact should not negate the positive results obtained from Tamoxifen.  

There are other complications associated with Tamoxifen.  One day we'll go into them, but enough for now.

Meanwhile, lawyers are waiting in the wings.

Breast Cancer, or other Gender based  cancers can be caused by an imbalance in hormone production.  In the case of breast cancer, an excess of estrogen production may be the culprit, and not just in women.  Men get breast cancer too! 

PREVENTION ALTERNATIVES

We can't. and wont presume to, give you any kind of medical advice on this site.  We would encourage you to consult a good Alternative Physician with any questions this discussion may have generated.  But let me just personally venture out on a limb a little and suggest that before you go the drug route, as a good alternative choice for preventing problems, that you begin taking a formulation I know of that is compounded to maintain balance in a woman's  hormones.  Female Rejuvenator is a formulation compounded for this.  Although its primary intent is to target a woman's sex life, countless women have discovered that the balance of ingredients in this product have resulted in correcting the conditions that caused the sexual dysfunction in the first place.  Stay healthy all the way and you won't have to worry about cancer!  Male Rejuvenator can provide the same results for men. The producer of these products is hands down the best in the entire industry.

There is a study floating around that asserts that patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 52 or higher, (that would make you pretty chubby), are more likely to die of breast cancer than their thinner counterparts.  I'll pass this along to you at this point because staying slim is an indisputable health benefit on its own.  One other thing.  Stay away from SOY PRODUCTS!  Read the LeQuadrillage commentary on Soy Products here.

Then come back and scroll down to read my commentary on cervical cancer and how to avoid it. Betty... 

MORE ON THE ROOT CANAL

Root canals involve removing the soft tissue and nerve inside an infected tooth to relieve pain and sensitivity and prevent infection from spreading.  It beats pulling the tooth - or does it?  Not according to George Meinig DDS, a founding member of  the American Association of Endodontists, who popularized the concept of focal infections.  Dr Meinig and his many converts believe that chronic infection in the teeth can cause health problems throughout the body and that root canals are a prime breeding ground for bacteria. 

There are situations such as extreme pain or abcess in which a root canal or extraction is required.  If you do get a root canal, it is important that it be done right.  Bacteria must be completely eradicated and the tooth properly sealed, or contamination can recur, which is where the problems begin.  I would not  suggest that anyone with a root canal rush out and have the tooth pulled, but as with amalgam fillings, chronically ill patients are often advised to go that route.  This very often results in astounding improvements in  their health.

FLOSSING

The purpose of flossing & brushing your teeth is to mechanically remove plaque.  This biofilm, produced by organized colonies of bacteria called streptococcus mutans, feeds on sugars in the  mouth and excretes acids that decalcify enamel.  This allows the bacteria to bore into the inner tooth, setting the stage for decay, periodontal disease, tooth loss, and systemic inflammation.

A 2007 study showed that people with cardiovascular disease who flossed their teeth regularly lowered their levels of  C-reactive protien (CRP) a marker of inflammation and risk factor for heart disease, into the normal range.

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CERVICAL CANCER
Easily Avoided - No Woman Need Die From it

If you're sexually active, and especially if you're on birth control pills, you absolutely need to get regular pap smears!  It's the absolute, totally best thing you can do for yourself.  Listen to me!  You've got to do this!  Cervical cancer is just about 100% curable if you catch it early enough, and the pap smear will unerringly detect its precurser, cervical dysplasia.  Control the dysplasia and you control the cancer.  Simple as that. ("Dysplasia" just means precancerous changes seen in pap smears.)

FOLIC ACID AS A PREVENTIVE

Back in 1974 it was reported that women taking birth control pills frequently developed abnormal pap smears, described as megaloblastic changes in the cervical epithelium. (That's the cells lining the cervix.)  These abnormalities disappeared after the women were treated with large (10 mg/day) doses of foloc acid for three weeks.  The study suggested that oral contraceptives cause a localized interference with folic acid metabolism in the cells of the cervix.  

Dr C.E Butterworth Jr., together with associates from the Department of Nutritional Sciences of the University of Alabama School of Medicine, followed up with a double blind study of the original report.  They looked at 47 women with mild to moderate cervical dysplasia.  Treatment with 10 mg/day of folic acid for three weeks produced a significant improvement in the results of the pap smears.

The results of this study rendered two possibilities. (1) That a localized deficiency of folic acid may sometimes be misdiagnosed as cervical dysplasia, or (2) that cervical dysplasia is caused by localized folic acid deficiency and can be prevented or reversed by folic acid supplementation.

Dr Butterworth and his colleagues investigated the second possibility more fully and published further findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association.  In that study, the effect of human papilloma virus (HPV-16), a common sexually transmitted infectiion was deternined.  In women who had a folic acid deficiency (red blood cell folic acid levels at or below 660 nmol/L), infection with HPV-16 increased the risk of developing cervical dysplasia  by more than five times.  However, in women with folic acid levels above 660 nmol/L, infection with HPV-16 did not seem to increase the risk of cervical dysplasia at all.  That tells  me that maintaining adequate levels of folic acid in your system may well prevent your contracting a common STD!

Take enough folic acid and you're not likely to develop abnormal pap smears!  If you do come up with cervical dysplasia, take more folic acid!  If your doctor doesn't believe in that, find another!  Other statistics seem to indicate  that high intakes of vitamin A, and vitamin C may also be helpful.  Vitamin C in particular has strong anti-viral properties.  

ALSO: VERY VERY IMPORTANT!  Adequate follow up of abnormal pap smears is absolutely essential.  Don't get casual about this!  No woman needs to die of cervical cancer!  Regular pap smears save lives and don't you ever forget it.  Not for an instant! Monique LeQuadrillage M.D.

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