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Breast Cancer Awareness Month has Arrived, Again, Without a Cure

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Mammograms do not prevent or cure cancer. Prevention and breast health awareness are your best protection. Don’t be fooled by the pretty pink ribbons. Repeated ionizing radiation accumulates within your body and all levels have been proven to cause cancer. A tumor has to be about the size of a dime before a mammogram can usually detect it and has probably been growing there for about 8 to 10 years. If cancer is diagnosed via a biopsy (the only technology that can diagnose cancer) generally you will be aggressively pushed into having your breast(s) removed, endure radiation, most likely chemotherapy, and then worry for years that the cancer may return. Now even young women diagnosed with the “cancer gene” are actually being urged to have their healthy breasts removed in an effort to avoid the unknown.

Breast Thermography (Infrared Thermal Imaging) is an effective option for women of all ages and all breast types. Discover health through awareness. This latest, non-invasive, state-of-the-art technology alerts patients to physiological changes, allowing for the opportunity to correct issues before disease develops.
 The American Cancer Society (ACS) proved their true colors again last year when they challenged the US Preventative Services’ new recommendations regarding mammograms. The USPS’s independent group of scientists, who have no monetary gain, concluded, repeated ionizing radiation could cause cancer, compression risks metastasizing a tumor (if present), women under 50 or over 74 should not have mammograms, and that women should work with their doctor to evaluate their unique risk before having a mammogram.
 The ACS demanded women ignore the USPS’s recommendations and insisted women continue having mammograms starting at 40. Radiologists and executives who run the ACS with special interests are trying to protect their empires.
 In 1974 the National Cancer Institute (NCI) was warned by Professor Malcolm C. Pike of USC School of Medicine that a number of specialists had concluded, "Giving a woman under age 50 a mammogram on a routine basis is close to unethical."
 In the1980s the NCI-ACS jointly put forth new guidelines promoting annual breast X-rays for women under age 50, knowing that mammograms are ineffective for younger women and/or for women with dense breast tissue.
 In 1985 Brittan’s The Lancet, one of the five leading medical journals in the world, published an article that ripped the NCI-ACS propaganda to shreds. It exposed the original onslaught by the high level ACS-NCI conspirators in the early 1970s against a quarter million unsuspecting American women and revealed this continuing in the1980s. In July 1995 they again blasted the whole ACS and NCI mammography scam into global awareness.
  Samuel Epstein, MD, Professor at the University of Illinois Medical Center, a tireless opponent of the "cancer industry," along with 64 other distinguished cancer authorities opposed the status quo thinking and warned the public about the ACS-NCI scheme in 1992. Dr. Epstein also published “American Cancer Society: The World’s Wealthiest Non-Profit Institution” reporting the conflicts of interests, which are unconscionable.

In December of 1992, the New York Times published warning facts about Mammograms and did so again in 2009 and 2010. Last month the New England Journal of Medicine also voiced their concerns regarding the effectiveness of mammograms. 

The anatomical breast imaging “industry” profits over 5 billion dollars annually. The ACS, NCI and US government should be pouring funds into educating men and women on disease prevention and railing against pharmaceutical giants dictating healthcare options. After all, studies indicate that 95% of disease is caused by lifestyle choices (diet, exercise, stress management, hormonal balance, etc.) along with environmental conditions.
 Take off your pink ribbons and be proactive. Focus on disease prevention, utilize preventative therapies and work with progressive healthcare providers. Let’s set an example for the next generation. Strive to stay healthy and give generously to “local” charities that help cancer survivors and those in need.