Cancer Prevention Makes No Money!

According to the World Health Organisationplunged an unprecedented 7% in 2003; the year
(WHO), in its World Cancer Report, by the yearafter millions of women stopped taking
2020, the number of cancer cases will increase bymenopause hormones." NOT taking HRT/ERT pills
50%. One-third of these cancers can becosts NO money and by doing just that breast
prevented, and only one-third can be cured!cancer rate dropped by 7%.
Ever since President Nixon first declared the "WarAfter spending billions of dollars trying to make
On Cancer" in 1971, the Cancer Establishment hasnew chemo-drugs, this is what experts say about
been "fighting" a losing battle against cancer. Asthe benefits of chemotherapy for cancer cure.
the WHO's report said, today only one-third ofDoctors in Australia, Graeme Morgan, Robyn
cancer can be cured. The US government spentWard and Michael Baton wrote that in Australia, of
more than US$2 billion each year trying to findthe 10,661 people who had breast cancer and
the "elusive magic bullet" to cure cancer. So far nounderwent chemotherapy, only 164 people
cure is in sight! On the other hand, it allocates lesssurvived 5 years. This works out to be 1.5%
than 5% of its budget - i.e. less than US$50 millioncontribution of chemotherapy to five-year
to research on preventive measures. Accordingsurvival. This is a classical case of big money
to the WHO, one-third of cancers can bechasing after elusive outcomes!
prevented - but why are people not interested toLook at the figures again. Don't you think that
learn and know more about preventiveprevention - i.e. just by not taking ERT/HRT, is
measures? Obviously Somebody-Up-There havefar cheaper and safer than getting cancer first
got their priority mixed up - understandably for aand going for chemotherapy after that?
good reason - to protect Vested Interests.But why are people not interested in Prevention?
Rachel Carson wrote in: Silent Spring, "For the firstAs I have said many times before, prevention
time in the history of the world, every humanmakes no money. It supports no industry. On the
being is now subjected to contact with dangerouscontrary it hurts industries of all nature. Take for
chemicals, from the moment of conception untilexample, if there is a fall in cancer rates, there
death ... We are living in the sea of carcinogens."would be less hospitals to build (the building
Zillah Eisenstein, professor of politics, in her book:contractors are not happy!), we don't need more
Man-made Breast Cancers, wrote: "One is notoncologists, the radiation machines will be less in
born with breast cancer. One develops it. It growsuse, there would be less need for chemo-drugs,
over time ... Breast tissues appears to be moreless of X-ray films, and even there would be less
vulnerable to damage from carcinogens,tourists coming to the country seeking medical
pesticides, radiation, biopsy needles, etc." Quotingtreatments (even the tourism industry is
Sharon Thomson, she wrote: "What is happeningaffected!). Prevention does not only affect the
to our earth is happening to our breasts." Studiesmedical-pharmaceutical industries, equally hurt are
show that the blood in breast cancer patientsthe numerous industries that generate chemicals
contains 35% more DDE (a metabolite of DDT)and by-products that pollute Planet Earth.
than that of healthy women."What can we do about it? The key is education -
If it takes billions and billions of dollars to cure onlydissemination of honest, unbiased knowledge to all.
33% of cancers, how much does it take toWe have a choice to either flow with the stream
prevent 33% of cancers? Dirt cheap by anyand become sick, or take responsibility of our
comparison! The New Straits Times, 16health and say no to anything that pollute our
December 2006, carried a report by Donald Berrybody and our environment. Learn for ourselves
of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancerand take preventive measures.
Centre which said that: "Breast cancer rates