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Monkey Virus Link to Cancer Grows Stronger
Posted by: Dr. Mercola
June 01 2002 | 1,336 views

SV40 Timeline

  • 1955 Jonas Salk introduces polio vaccine. Vaccine is injectible, and contains dead poliovirus.
  • 1960 Monkey kidney extracts used to make vaccine are shown to cause four rare types of tumors in hamsters.
  • SV40 is discovered in monkey kidney extracts.
  • 1961 SV40 is shown to cause four rare tumors in hamsters.
  • U.S. orders vaccine-makers to eliminate SV40 from Salk vaccine.
  • 1962 Albert Sabin introduces oral polio vaccine; it is not thought to contain SV40.
  • 1963 NCI study: Children who received infected vaccine face no increased cancer risk.
  • 1981 NCI study: SV40-exposed children, now teenagers, face no increased cancer risk.
  • 1992 SV40 spotted in childhood brain tumors.
  • 1994 SV40 spotted in rare bone and lung cancers.
  • 1996 NCI researchers and others screen tumors, find no SV40.
  • 1997 NIH-sponsored SV40 consensus conference. Debate still unresolved.
  • 1998 Multilaboratory study confirms SV40 in mesothelioma.
  • NCI: Still no increased cancer risk after more than 3 decades.
  • 2001 Second consensus conference: SV40 is present in mesothelioma and probably other tumors; may cause cancer.
  • 2002 SV40 is spotted in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in two large studies.

Science 296(5570) May 10, 2002, pp. 1012-1015


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Earlier this year, Lancet published clear evidence that contaminated polio vaccine is responsible for up to half of the 55,000 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cases per year.

This should outrage nearly anyone who reads this. We trusted these experts to provide us with protection from polio, and instead they planted the seeds of a deadly cancer that kills over 20,000 people every year in the US.

This is particularly troublesome because polio can be prevented in most people simply by eliminating sugar from their diet.

If you were one of those who received the vaccine you can do something positive to enhance your immune system. Increasing your amount of omega-3 fats and decreasing the omega-6 fats will be a potent step towards suppressing these types of cancers.

Please be sure and read the articles below for more detail on the subject.

A note about the SV40 virus:

According to Regis Vilchez, M.D., M.Sc., who has studied the SV40 virus,

"There are no commercial tests to evaluate SV40 infection. Serologic assays such as ELISA for SV40 have a low sensitivity. In addition, a recent FDA panel concluded that none of the current ELISA tests for SV40 are reliable for research or diagnostic. While the serum neutralizing antibody test is the recognized gold standard serologic test for SV40, it has low sensitivity and requires great labor.

"Therefore, molecular assays such as polymerase chain reaction (qualitative and quantitative) have been used to study the relation of SV40 infections and human malignancies. These tests are currently for research purposes but different laboratories (including ours) are working to establish them for commercial and diagnostic use. Indeed, this is one of the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine for studies of SV40 in humans. We hope they will be available to patients in the near future."

Additionally, the test is not performed by medical institutions because there is no therapy that can be offered to individuals who may test positive. Individuals who want to be tested for legal reasons should contact a lawyer who works with this issue. Lawyers may be more familiar with labs that may offer this type of service on a case-by-case basis.

Related Articles:

Omega-3 is Essential to the Human Body

Omega-3 Oils: The Essential Nutrients

Update on Polio Vaccine and Lymphoma

Polio Vaccine Linked to Lymphoma

Mystery of the Monkey Virus





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