Shocking Cancer Society Ad Criticized for Lack of Evidence

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woodie — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:49:17 GMT

Here is a fun thing to do! Recently, I was at a community festival, and among the hundreds of vendors,was

a booth that was staffed by elderly ladies,who were selling $10.00 raffle tickets for gift baskets with the proceeds

going to the ACS. As I stood there, people were milling around the booth,and the words "It's for a good cause"

were being thrown out, I looked them straight in the eyes and said, "There is already a cure for cancer" and started to walk away. The looks in their eyes told it all! I felt good!!!!

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C Ed Wright — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:38:57 GMT

Well, if We the Sheeple didn't keep falling for this kind of Bernaysian corporate dialectic, they wouldn't keep dumping it all over us, just like they'd quit asking We the Sheeple to Super-Size it if we didn't keep Super-Sizing it when they suggested it, and they wouldn't keep subsidizing the Peoples Liberation Army buildup by manufacturing nearly everything in Communist Red China if We the Sheeple would just read labels and refuse to buy their toxic defective crap.

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dairyfree — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:28:00 GMT

At the dermatologists office the nurse told me all my freckles were sun-damage and that I could get them lasered off so they don't become cancerous. Many woman are trying to get a perfect freckle free complexion with these lasers. I thought this to be strange because I don't find the freckles on my shoulders to be unattractive. It's just part of who I am being irish, duch and german (fair-skinned). She was made to believe that these were bad and needed to be removed. Strange.

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dad5 — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:56:56 GMT

People have the belief government will protect them..

Only an educated populace can defend against such assaults by Corporations

and the government.

We have met the enemy, and it is us! (POGO)

Dennis

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curious7 — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:17:16 GMT

Like everything else in this freepress society one can say what one pleases, but unless one has access to big media, there is no true rebuttal. So since we have not the millions to adress the public most of us will never know the truth.

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Bethlk — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:17:59 GMT

so what are we who swim and boat and other type of summer/sun and water type activities that we wear very little clothing to do - burn or chance the sun screen? I am really confused.

Beth - USA

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Health Organic — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:00:00 GMT

This topic is fab! I agree with all ones comments. I especially like yours Amber!! And Bagarino if you can find that article I would be very interested!

I am currently researching the health effects of synthetic chemicals from cosmetics in the beauty industry. This profession is 'swimming in synthetics' and the professionals working in this industry are at long term risk. Not just hairdressers (the most obvious) but beauticians, cosmeticians & makeup artists. I cannot find any stats anywhere. Can anyone help with real stats?? I have tried numerous Govt workplace health & safety to no avail (what a surprise!!) I've tried Safe cosmetics but never hear back from them. I have googled every known word relating to dangers in this profession and still can't find concrete stats. I also want to know how many left the industry from work related illness and where are they now!

People working in the industry are largley ignorant about the dangers of their profession and don't want to jeopardise their livelihoods so rather turn a blind eye

I am hoping some of you can help me find credible information on this important health issue.

Huge thanks

Sonia - Australia

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Peggy Sue — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:55:53 GMT

2 requests for advice. Both my daughters are fair skinned. One hardly goes in the sun anymore because she so quickly burns (she is very fair and freckled). She got a bad burn at an early age, should I be worried?

Also, my other daughter, although she is fair, she does tan. She spends a great deal of time in the sun playing tennis. She uses a good deal of sun screen. Now after reading this article and your comments, I am very concerned. What words of advice can I give her? She's fairly tan now, as it's late July, but should I tell her to forgo the sun screen?

this is all very confusing and "new" to me. Thanks!!!

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Justita — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:38:25 GMT

I realize this discussion is about cancer but I question the sun's effect on the skin. I will be 60 yo in 6 mos and because of scares regarding deterioration of the skin when older, I quit smoking at age 28 and quit getting suntans by age 33 and stayed out of direct sunlight from then on. (I was never a drinker.) I got badly burned only on my back as a child & pre-teen.

Today my skin is essentially wrinkle-free and very limited sagginess. Most people presume I am in my early 40's sometimes younger (on good rest days :-) ) Except my back which is progressively clouded with dark "age" and "liver" spots speckled throughout in an extremely ugly manner.

I inherited my mothers skin -- which means that I have a lot of cysts under my skin that caused sporadic acne through most my life until I took a course of Accutane in my early 40's

On the other hand, my mother who is also incredibly youthful looking, spent hours every day maintaining a suntan as long as she could through the year (without burning) and without sunscreen. She never smoked and never drank. Around the age of 50, over a few months, her skin went from being very smooth (except the small acne scars) to a wrinkled prune. It was quite sudden and her skin looked exactly like the pictures of the "after sun" skin.

This did not happen to me. I am not able to attach pictures of me to this post but if I could, I have 3 close-ups of my face taken at age 58 and 2 of me in a candid group picture of physical fitness buffs out for dinner, taken in the last 3 months. If you did not have the 3 close-ups, I doubt you could pick me out of the crowd looking for a 60 yo. (everyone else ranged from 25-42 yo)

I know this is anecdotal, not science, but it convinces me that extensive exposure to direct sunlight is bad for at least the texture of one's skin.

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Skupe — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:19:41 GMT

Also read Mike Adams article from NewsTarget.com on June 15, 2007 about sunscreen and the foods that are good to eat to protect yourself. Here's the link: www.newstarget.com/021903.html

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bagarino — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:02:25 GMT

I'm very grateful to Dr. Mercola for pointing me on the right path.

With my Irish ancestry I'd come to shun the sun in recent years but thanks to Mercola.com I've changed my entire approach - and background reading elsewhere only confirms the false hold that the dermatolgists' position has on public policy.

The result is I now seek out the sun every day. Of course I still respect my genetic heritage and the limitations it imposes but the results have been remarkable. My mood and self-image have improved immeasurably and I know in my heart of hearts that I am healthier, calmer and more relaxed.

I'd always wondered why 20 cigarettes-a-day were so much more lethal in Glasgow or Dublin when compared to Athens (Greece) or Rome - or indeed why multiple sclerosis and heart disease is so much more prevalent in areas with little sun. The Irish suffer some of the highest rates in the world. Yes the diet does make a difference... but not that much. The fact is that Greeks and Romans are not suffering from critically-low levels of (protective) Vitamin D from January to June. I can't find the article now but it stated that c. 3000 fatal cancers are caused by sunshine annually in UK BUT 16,000 CASES ARE PREVENTED BY SUNSHINE. That's good enough for me. It's 11 am and a lovely day here in Italy so I'm off to the beach now! :-P

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Terry M. — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:57:52 GMT

All this brainwashing about skin cancer and the sun seems to be working well. I had to go to the dermatolagist recently because of having skin cancer. Mine was caused by burning my forehead with a curling iron last year and it never healed. I let it go for a long time because I didn't realize that you could get skin cancer by burning yourself in that way. I have since learned that it can be caused by damaging your cells by an injury rather than the sun. Of course the dermatolagist made sure she gave me a fearful warning to never ever go out in the sun. My family have always been outdoor people and we all tan very easily, so I have no intention of hiding out in dark places away from the sun. I'm in my 50's and my parents are both dead now, but neither one of them ever had skin cancer and they both spent years in the sun. It is sad to see the fear people are having of the sun these days. I feel that one day soon insurance companies will refuse to cover a person if they go in the sun. They make you feel like a criminal for not being pastie white.

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Cheryl Rounds — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:47:02 GMT

The chemicals in sunscreens work by absorbing the sun before it can do supposed harm to your body. However the sun will cause these very chemicals to break down and create free radicals (and we all know what free radicals cause) The truth is, when a country introduces chemical sunscreens to its population, the skin cancer rates always go up - never down. Three of the four chemicals used in sunscreens in the US are already banned in Europe for being carcinogenic.amd they are looking at banning the forth.

Tanning is your body's natural defense against sunburn By always using sunscreen you are interfering with your body's own protection system. If you must be out in the sun for an extended period of time -covering up with hats and clothing are much safer than chemical sunscreens. Also useful on occasion are sunblocks such as zinc oxide and titanium oxide (as long as they are not nano particals). These are minerals that sit on the surface of the skin and reflect the sun away from the body. Be wary of the other ingredients in these creams though as many chemicals in traditional body care products are toxic. There is a company in Australia that just came out with a certified organic product that should be available the beginning of August. Check it out at www.blissfullyorganic.com or email me for more info. Also helpful and safe is the naked mineral cosmetic line with an SPF of 15 in their foundations (www.itvventures.com/bliss)

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The Health Minister — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:53:07 GMT

I actually saw this ad in a Canadian magazine of sorts and pointed out the absurdity of it to a friend (he didn't quite get it or at least isn't as passionate about these things as I). However, I was absolutley digusted by it. Now if a naturopathic individual or health guru made a statement like this they would horrifically shot down by the FDA and possibly imprisoned....unfortunatley the masses don't seem to recognize this as they're slowly brainwashed into a certain school of thought. What a shame.

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annapavlova42 — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:11:38 GMT

Having read this article, I found it to be contradictive. Each comment from the doctors were opposite with each sentence. For e.g. skin cancer is not a serious illness, ON THE OTHER HAND, in the same breath, avoiding the sun at a early stage in life may avoid skin cansor which is serious.

Well, don,t you think this could be DOUBLE TALK?????????