Mammograms Cause Cancer ~ Just Say No
September 2, 2007
I don’t usually focus on these types of issues (we draw/create that which we continually focus upon and fear), but was spurred to do so after reading this morning at this blog and another on mammograms.
I haven’t been to a medical doctor in well over a decade. I’ve never had a mammogram, and I will never allow anyone to put my precious breasts in one of those hideous machines. I admit, I totally don’t trust the medical community (and plenty of bad experiences in the past to justify that).
We need to take back our power — especially women — including and especially regardng the health of our bodies. If you’re responding to that with, “oh-ma-gawd, you must get mams!” Then you haven’t done so :) And you have more power (much more) than, at this point, you can possibly imagine. We need to wake up from the insanity of thinking that all of these machines, ”check-ups” and artificial substances (drugs, pharmaceuticals) are about health or true healing. And most of all, we need to stop fearing death so much that we allow our lives to be spent primarily in a “Waiting” room, waiting to have everything poked and prodded and checked incessantly. Indeed, it’s insanity, and it’s surely not living — and it’s no better than actual death.
Part of “waking up” and taking back our power is plugging into our own wisdom, trusting our own “intuition,” not to be confused with our unwarranted fear. Once we genuinely do that re-connecting to our own true inner wisdom, we will stop fearing death, we’ll look within and to Nature for healing, we will begin to know what is truly going on within us, and our world. Incessant check-ups and fear of all the things that might happen to us (that covers a lot of ground, babe) will fall away. True freedom and a truly joyful life will be our reality.
Mammograms never, even years ago, seemed like a good thing to me (hint, “intuition”)…and now here’s an article showing strong indication that I was right. Not only are they of no benefit whatsoever, but they’re likely causing or contributing to this insidious dis-ease.
Mammograms Cause Breast Cancer
Excerpts…
Effectiveness of Mammography
“Is mammography an effective tool for detecting tumors? Some critics say no. In a Swedish study of 60,000 women, 70 percent of the mammographically detected tumors weren’t tumors at all. These “false positives” aren’t just financial and emotional strains, they may also lead to many unnecessary and invasive biopsies. In fact, 70 to 80 percent of all positive mammograms do not, upon biopsy, show any presence of cancer.
At the same time, mammograms also have a high rate of missed tumors, or “false negatives.” Dr. Samuel S. Epstein, in his book, The Politics Of Cancer, claims that in women ages 40 to 49, one in four instances of cancer is missed at each mammography. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) puts the false negative rate even higher at 40 percent among women ages 40-49. National Institutes of Health spokespeople also admit that mammograms miss 10 percent of malignant tumors in women over 50. Researchers have found that breast tissue is denser among younger women, making it difficult to detect tumors. For this reason, false negatives are twice as likely to occur in premenopausal mammograms.”
Radiation Risks
“Many critics of mammography cite the hazardous health effects of radiation. In 1976, the controversy over radiation and mammography reached a saturation point. At that time mammographic technology delivered five to 10 rads (radiation-absorbed doses) per screening, as compared to 1 rad in current screening methods. In women between the ages of 35 and 50, each rad of exposure increased the risk of breast cancer by one percent, according to Dr. Frank Rauscher, then-director of the NCI.
According to Russell L. Blaylock, MD, one estimate is that annual radiological breast exams increase the risk of breast cancer by two percent a year. So over 10 years the risk will have increased 20 percent. In the 1960s and 70s, women, even those who received 10 screenings a year, were never told the risk they faced from exposure. In the midst of the 1976 radiation debate, Kodak, a major manufacturer of mammography film, took out full-page ads in scientific journals entitled About breast cancer and X-rays: A hopeful message from industry on a sober topic.
Despite better technology and decreased doses of radiation, scientists still claim mammography is a substantial risk. Dr. John W. Gofman, an authority on the health effects of ionizing radiation, estimates that 75 percent of breast cancer could be prevented by avoiding or minimizing exposure to the ionizing radiation. This includes mammography, x-rays and other medical and dental sources.
Since mammographic screening was introduced, the incidence of a form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has increased by 328 percent. Two hundred percent of this increase is allegedly due to mammography. In addition to harmful radiation, mammography may also help spread existing cancer cells due to the considerable pressure placed on the woman’s breast during the procedure. According to some health practitioners, this compression could cause existing cancer cells to metastasize from the breast tissue.
Cancer research has also found a gene, called oncogene AC, that is extremely sensitive to even small doses of radiation. A significant percentage of women in the United States have this gene, which could increase their risk of mammography-induced cancer. They estimate that 10,000 A-T carriers will die of breast cancer this year due to mammography. ”
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September 3, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Hi, I’m new here. Got here via a ping of the mammogram article in my comments section on wordpress.
I am at this moment trying to marshall my energies and haven’t been much able to comment on many blogs lately (or even my own) but yours brought the words flowing forth. You’ve hit a nerve with me and your words are so very true. It’s a shame so many people don’t understand things like this -
I hope to come read more in the future and comment some, but today isn’t the day for me.
Thanks for your words, your thoughts and your contribution to the feelings and thoughts I’ve felt for a long time now.
Peace, love and understanding.
September 3, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Thanks Ruby, enjoy your holiday!
Hugs,
Dove
January 7, 2008 at 11:09 pm
I came to this because I have been badgered, bullied and just generally pestered by my current general practitioner to have a myriad of tests, all of which turned out negative just because he felt a weight loss of 20 pounds in a two year span was some sort of indication of ill health. This particular MD has what can be safely termed a God complex, and has a real problem with you refusing his recommendations. There has NEVER been a incidence of breast cancer in my family, and I feel that mammography has no evidence of efficacy, nor is there any evidence this test has ever served to save lives. I have a physical with him at the end of the month and I know he will fuss and argue with me on this point, but I am going to steadfastly refuse a mammogram. I truly believe this test has more risks than benefits. Unfortunately, women have been badgered by the medical community for years to be guinea pigs, and we are too intimidated to just say no to these tests. We must keep in mind we always have the right to refuse any medical test. I am fully prepared to drop this Dr and request my records on my way out of his office if need be because at the end of the day, I am still in charge of my body.
January 8, 2008 at 6:20 am
Yay, good for you, Karbaby! Forcing and stepping over our boundaries is “their” way, and it’s high time, we told ‘em to back the hell off. We women especially invariably feel that we need to give them an explanation or a good argument — like we owe them something, as if they have some sort of “interest” or ownership in OUR bodies.
My favorite thing is to tell them “I don’t need a reason, I said NO, that’s all you need.” You might follow up with, “I know what’s best for me, my body, my life, and I don’t appreciate your disrespecting that…you aren’t my father or my ‘God’” … and an even more fun declaration might be, “You are my employee, I hired you…know your place.” lol ;) Whoa, you’d likely see a fiery-eyed “god” in ole doc after that one, lol But hey, he disrespected you first.
Here’s the thing, in my view, you’ve already allowed him to disrespect you in a big way with the badgering, bullying and pestering. You’ve given him a lot of power, because you obviously feel this is something you must endure — ’cause you’re continuing to go back to him after said badgering.
Ya’ might consider starting this brand new year on a most empowering note — drop his ass. If you’re now hearing that fearful voice in your head saying, “Yeah, but he’s otherwise a good doc and there aren’t that many of those around…and I’ve been going to him for so long,” Blah, blah, blah ;)
Well, all I can say is, nothing changes until WE CHANGE it. He’s shown you who he is, and you’re putting your seal of approval on it by returning to him. If you still feel a need to go back, ya’ might send him a bold letter prior to the appointment stating that his behavior has been unacceptable with regard to this issue (and others, if applicable) and that you are requesting that he respect and honor your wishes, with ZERO badgering, at this upcoming appointment…or it will be your last one with him. With this letter, he has full warning and you might just sidestep his further disrespecting you in this way.
If more women did this, those “God-type” docs would either get their sh*t together or cease to exist. We fill their pockets, remember that.
On a metaphysical level, also remember that you don’t have to settle, when you believe you can find a better doctor, you create that, you can draw that right doctor to you by simply knowing you can, by putting out that intent, and having “faith” in your OWN power to create good things, to draw respectful people into your life. When we do this, we help other women do it.. We give these arrogant docs our power in not doing this, in thinking/believing/accepting that it’s their way or no way. That’s a lie. We’re women, we have a LOT of creative power :) Yay, Karbaby! ;)
Peace,
Dove
January 11, 2008 at 12:57 am
Lol! Yes, it’s true, I’ve given him far too much leeway. Actually in truth, I only initially went to this Dr because he was my husband’s MD for many years. As time has passed both hubby and myself have noted he treats me differently than he does my husband. What Dr’s fail to recognize is that they work for us - not the other way ’round. The real corker was when he called my husband at work one time to ask him about who my dentist was…I was (and still am!) enraged by this completely un professional action…I Am in charge of my medical history! I told hubby if he should ever do that again, he needed to be told to call ME with any future query, and not to call my husband with questions about me. He also called my dentist to tell him not to prescribe any painkillers, even though I am going through dental implant surgery, and the pain from this procedure is excruciating at best (imagine the worst toothache you’ve ever had, then multiply it by a hundred). In the end, he has gotten me so I won’t tell him about other Dr’s or procedures I’m having as I don’t need another dad. He doesn’t want to accept new ideas or for me to look on the internet for info about things. One time his office manager argued with me on the phone when I refused a prescription for an arthritis drug because the literature about it said not to take it if undergoing any surgical procedure, including dental surgery. These attitudes are dangerous at best and are not in a patient’s best interest. I think too often medical professionals are slaves to big pharma and it’s all about how well they can line their pockets. I have already begun the Bye-Bye phase as I acquired a new physician (a woman who is younger with modern ideas, and understands a woman’s needs). I expect this to be the last visit to him because I like my new Dr, and she actually listens to what i have to say. I have had times with the old doc when he has interrupted anything I try to tell him, and what I have to say is important, IMHO. As far as I’m concerned, he’s already been fired, but because my husband is still his patient, I don’t want to burn my bridges with him in a way that might compromise my husbands care…once again, I suppose that comes from that “Always nurturing, always play nice” attitude that women are raised with in our society. As far as it goes though, He isn’t the right Dr for me, so I have taken my control back, and since I have another Dr (no, I haven’t told him about her!), I’m more than willing to let him know the 4-1-1 about having a mammogram~maybe he should go have his privates squeezed paper thin between two glass plates and irradiated! lol!
~Karla~ :)
January 11, 2008 at 8:48 am
Oh-my-gawd! It’s unbelievable what you’ve let him get away with, it makes me cringe — not only that you’ve continued to go to him (and are going back!), but even that you’re husband still goes to him.
In my view, this guy and all his control freak sh*t is dangerous. I wouldn’t want my husband going to him either…in fact, if my husband still wanted to do so, after seeing how disrespectful (so blatantly) he was to me, well, that would be an “issue” between my husband and I.
I truly feel we need to “cure” our society of docs like this, and the only way to do that is to stop going to them. Better still, we need to realize, we don’t need them, any of them, on even a remotely regular basis — at least not near to the extent that we have allowed them into our lives.
The fact is, it really is “all in our minds” :) And we let these arrogant ones put lies (”beliefs”) into our minds — that we need this and that drug, that we need our breasts smooshed regularly, and to have our feet in cold metal stirrups regularly…on and on and on. It’s total bullshit, lies. And their potent “power of suggestion” kills people regularly. “Believe and it shall be so.”
I haven’t been to any type of medical doctor since 1996, and I’m no spring chicken ;) No more stirrups for me, never had a mam, never will, don’t do any kind of drugs, prescription or OTC…
I still remember my last doc appointment, female gynie. I’d gone to her for a few years. I drove two hours to get there…walked through the door and saw the waiting room was packed as usual. I was lucky I found a place to sit.
I sat there for two hours, silently watching all these precious women. Waiting…and waiting some more. Precious moments in their lives frittered away so as to fill this docs pockets. And of what benefit to these women per the cost of all these hours (not to mention the humiliation) from their lives? So she could poke ‘em between the legs and say her magical, “Okay, you’re fine.”
I sat there for TWO HOURS, before my turn for this “lovely” procedure. It just made me so sick and sad, thinking about it all. We fear death so much that we’re ironically willing to sacrifice the bulk of our lives in these miserable waiting rooms, waiting for these miserable, money-grubbing docs and their horribly damaging drugs…and so many degrading procedures, especially for women.
That was it for me. And I even wrote a letter to this doctor later, telling her how repulsive I found it. She wrote back :) Not happy about my letter, was she ;) But it was very cathartic for me.
And that was 1996. Never been back, never going back. There are things worse than death. Being so consumed by trying to prevent the inevitable (death) that you lose so much life, is one of them. And I’m very blessed that I no longer fear death, because of profound metaphysical experiences I’ve had. There really isn’t anything to fear… And yet if “they” don’t keep us fearful of death, it’ll cost ‘em big time. This society is fueled by those fears, death being a biggee among them. If we overcome these fears, it would “rock” the foundation of this society in a big way…
And, again, the fact is we are oblivious to the fact that we can heal ourselves. I won’t go into all of that here, but it’s true. So many people have proved it. The mind-body connection. Self-love. Eating good healthy organic food… Focusing one’s powerful mind/heart on health, not dis-ease. We so have the power … we don’t need all this wicked control in our lives, in this area or any other. Freedom is healing in itself :)
Again, I hope you don’t go back to him AND I hope you’ll sit with it and ask yourself why you think you need to. You seem to be wishy-washy as to the importance of what you had to say to him. HELL YES, what you have to say to him is VERY IMPORTANT. You shouldn’t stumble over that. And talk to your husband, tell him that you feel extremely disrespected by this guy and you consequently don’t feel that he’s worthy of your husband’s care either. I hope you’ll both endeavor to find him another doc as well. And great that you’ve found a better one :) Good luck to you, Karla!
Dove
January 27, 2008 at 6:36 pm
[...] And please reconsider allowing that wicked machinated breast smooshing. [...]
May 29, 2008 at 12:21 am
ok, i agree that mammograms are not good for women, but i am totally freaked out right now! i found a large lump on my breast, it does not hurt, it does not move. not good signs. the dr wants me to have a mammogram and a breast ultrasound. what would you do?
May 29, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Well, I’ll tell you what I’d do, but that doesn’t mean I’m telling you what you should do. You and I are likely very different — in fact, I’m not the average bear, heh ;) Not “above” others, just a tad more “awake” to this reality. Ya’ have to remember one thing, it all comes from you. What you believe, so shall it be. What I believe is likely very different from what you believe. If you feel strongly that you will die (and you don’t want to die) if you do not go to medical doctor for this, then you damn well better follow what you believe. It will have a profound impact on the outcome. And saying you believe a certain thing isn’t the same as actually believing it. And new beliefs aren’t something we can easily establish overnight.
For me, I have strong beliefs that the medical establishment (in general) is vile. It goes against Nature, it harms more than it helps. It’s a business first and foremost, not a champion of true health. Every single experience I’ve had with them has proven harmful to me physically and mentally (I’ve had some traumatic experiences in this area). I know that my body is still fighting the effects of injections and pharmaceuticals taken lots of years ago…
I also know the power is within us :) We DO have the power to heal ourselves, but again, it’s all about what we believe… Healing that, is Job One. On the other hand, it’s a question of whether we have time to do that once we’ve already manifested dis-ease.
With that said, I’d truly rather die than trust the medical establishment with my health again. So I suppose my first response to your question would be that I would consider that it might be my time to go — but I wouldn’t give up. I know we are very powerful. Even so, I’d also probably freak out and be angry at first — those wicked old beliefs die hard, heh ;) And perhaps it’s just part of the process, part of our basic nature to fear change to some degree.
With the fear and the anger, we strengthen that which seems powerful over us (the dis-ease in this case). So I would hope I’d have the strength and wisdom to get that out of me — write about how angry and afraid I was. Talk to others about it — those who would support whatever choices I might make to heal myself. We don’t need any additional negative energy from others piled on top of the situation. Those who truly believe in the power of prayer (whether they attribute it to their own energy or not — it’s the belief that counts) or (better) people who KNOW the power of their own positive energy, are the people to have around you. NOT those who would shriek and tell you you’ll die if you don’t give your power to the docs. Those people are especially dangerous around someone whose energy is already compromised or weakened by dis-ease — and their own negative beliefs.
FOR ME, I’d seek out alternative healers, naturopaths, medical intuitives…and others who work with energy healing. The breasts are in the heart chakra — that’s telling. Most of us are in urgent need of healing our hearts (healing old trauma, expressing our creativity, our passion, our joy, our love). I’d endeavor to send a lot of positive energy to that area, and I’d visualize CONSTANTLY that which I wish to manifest — healthy breasts and body. Visualization is POWERFUL — again, the degree is dependent upon your belief that it is. Don’t visualize or think about the worst case scenario, and don’t do negative affirmations (like, “I won’t have cancer.”), that’s just the same as saying it in the positive — too much focus on it.
Then I’d get online and research out the wazoo :) There are a LOT of people who have healed themselves of lots of different diseases, including the big “C.”
Continued on next post.
May 29, 2008 at 4:29 pm
The Tarot is my passion and I feel I’ve survived a lot of rough stuff because of this wonderful tool. It’s my way of finding the answers for me. I would use it to find my way with such a situation. But in using it in this way with my own health issues, it has made it abundantly clear that they stem from my emotional issues — a need to heal the heart. The heart is our core, our Power Source. All in our life grows from it. The more we heal this area, the more potently we are able to find the answers in our outer world. That is, make it a top priority to work with your heart energy (write, create, paint, visualize, play with puppies or babies or whatever, SEE/DO THAT WHICH GIVES YOU ABUNDANT JOY) — and then the outer search for answers will be greatly facilitated. Playfulness and light-heartedness is powerful/healing — whereas holding onto the fear will have the opposite effect.
I just did a search for “healing cancer naturally” and freakily enough (heh), there is actually a website with that name, http://www.healingcancernaturally.com
Since that was the phrase that came to me, perhaps there is something beneficial at this site for you. It looks like it has a plethora of information, links, groups, etc. Interestingly, it has one I was going to mention, http://www.curezone.com
Read, read, read. Process/release the fear and anger. Meditate (or “pray”), listen for the answers for you. Trust. Trust your own intuition. Seek out those who know the power is within us. Feel empowered no matter what, because it’s the truth. Know that you are precious and worthy, no matter what, because it’s the truth. Know that the reality of what we actually are is not physical — and we don’t really die. Endeavor to overcome the intense fear of that ulitmately inevitable “doorway,” through which we all will pass (and have done so many times).
See the future you wish to see…just keep seeing the good stuff :) Give no attention to what you don’t want.
Er, okay, so that started out as what I’d do and then became a bit advisory :) Sorry, but I hope what I’ve written here is of much benefit to you.
Peace,
Dove
May 30, 2008 at 11:32 pm
hey, ty so much for responding. i feel much the same way. i do not trust the medical community and i rank doctors right up there with lawyers! though i must admit my ob gyn was a true gem, when i was pregnant with my son we both would have died were it not for him. i haven’t been to a doctor since he passed 8 years ago. till i found the lump. i went to the gyn, which was his business partner, who from what i can see has the same beliefs as him. in any event i refused the smush o gram but i will get the ultrasound, there’s no harm in it and i need a diagnosis so i know what i am up against. i will check out the web site(s) you suggested and, funny you mentioned the tarot, my friend lives her life by it, she has done mine several times and when i followed it it was always true to form. so glad i stumbled across your blog. god bless……
May 30, 2008 at 11:42 pm
oh yes, one other thing i found very interesting on the subject of breast cancer, one that i am sure as hell is NEVER told to a women……..abortions raise your risk of breast cancer. here’s a web site i think you would enjoy. it’s by a doctor, but not a traditional doctor, trust me.
May 31, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Hi there SP
Interestingly enough, I came upon that person’s website not long ago — it made me cringe. I won’t promote that belief about abortion, I don’t believe it to be true. This doctor is steeped in Christian beliefs, and I’d wager any studies done in this regard were by those of the same beliefs — possibly the participants were as well.
BELIEFS. We have already seen that “scientific studies” are influenced greatly by the desired outcome of the scientist. This man would revel in the idea that women would be punished for this supposed “sin.”
Additionally, if I were to give any credence to this, if it holds any merit, it goes right back to what I was speaking of above. OUR ENERGY, OUR BELIEFS. I know few women who don’t feel tremendously guilty about having an abortion — and where does that guilt come from? Religious beliefs that have been burned into them since childhood. They BELIEVE what they did was a “sin” or “murder” (it is neither) … and that horrible energy (self-hatred) begins to destroy … Twisted religious beliefs kill.
We are most assuredly spiritual beings, no matter what, we will always be so. We don’t need a brick building or a bellowing, threatening preacher to be so. We definitely don’t need their controlling beliefs, their ill-interpretation of an old book. What we need is to know the power is within us. What we need is the freedom to be that which we are, freedom…not their enslaving, fear-inducing, wicked lies.
OUR BELIEFS ARE POWERFUL. If we believe that abortion is a “sin,” it will kill us.
If FEAR is an integral part of any religion or other organization, we’d be wise to avoid it like the plague.
A wise “god” would not wish us to fear (fear not?), would not wish us to believe we are weak and powerless, worthless… How could we possibly love/value ourselves believing such things? Hence, self-hatred. Hate a plant, a baby, or a puppy, and see how well or how long it survives… The body is no different, it FEELS our energy (thoughts, words, beliefs), it responds accordingly.
It came to me just this morning how I used to sing “Jesus loves me” a lot when I was a little one. The words, “we are weak, but he is strong.” I cringed when I thought about it. Feeding this shit to children, teaching them (brainwashing them) into BELIEVING “we are weak!” And the energy of words is even more powerful put to music. (I often hear lines of songs in my mind — and they have proven many times to be intuitive, or “divine” messages.)
They have burned so many lies into us… WE ARE NOT WEAK, WE ARE POWERFUL! “He (she)” is within us, WE are strong :) When we get that, truly get this energy in us, in our psyche, in our hearts, we will be on our way to true freedom. Until then, we remain enslaved by the lies, we continue to destroy ourselves with these wicked old beliefs…by our own beliefs of weakness and powerlessness and unworthiness (”sinners,” “wretches,” “weak”).
We are “God” :) But it’s always our choice (”free will”) as to whether we wish to live in that knowledge or give our power away…
Peace,
Dove
June 8, 2008 at 3:18 pm
the ultrasound said just cysts :) much relieved. the mammo would not have (most likely) even picked them up, per the tech. mammos misdiagnose cysts as suspicious most times. hmmm, shoot us up with radiation and don’t find what you’re looking for. i think not. thanks. peace back at cha.