Mammogram and Breast Cancer

                              MAMMOGRAPHY AND CANCER

A mammogram is an X‐ray picture of your breast that can allegedly reveal tumour growths otherwise undetectable in a physical exam.

During a mammogram, the breast is compressed between two plates and an X-ray is transmitted through the breast tissue.

The images that are captured are called mammograms. Some breasts have dense tissue that appears white on the image film. This can mask the presence of tumours, which also appear white on film.

Other breasts are made up of low-density fatty tissue, which appears grey in the image film. It is much easier to see white tumours or calcium buildups on these mammograms.

Mammograms increase the risk for developing breast cancer and raise the risk of spreading or metastasizing an existing growth,” says
Dr Charles Simone, former NCI associate in immunology and pharmacology.

Like all X‐rays, mammograms use doses of ionizing radiation to create this image. Radiologists then analyze the image for any abnormal growths. Is mammography an effective tool for detecting
tumours? Many physicians say “no.” In a Swedish study of 60,000 women, seventy percent of the tumours detected by mammograms turned out to be false positives. These “false positives” are not only
emotional and financial strains on the victims, but they also lead to many superfluous and invasive biopsies. (Lidbrink, E., et al. British Medical Journal, February 3, 1996, pp. 273‐276).

According to Dr Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., one estimate is that annual radiological breast exams increase the risk of breast cancer by 2% a year. So over ten years, the risk will have increased by 20%. 

In his book, The Politics of Cancer, Dr Samuel Epstein, M.D., states
“Regular mammography of younger women increases their cancer risks. Analysis of controlled trials over the last decade has shown consistent increases in breast cancer mortality within a few years of
commencing screening. This confirms evidence of the high sensitivity of the premenopausal breast, and on cumulative carcinogenic effects of radiation.” (The Politics Of Cancer, p. 539).

In 1995, the British medical journal The Lancet reported that since a mammographic screening was introduced in 1983, the incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), which represents twelve percent of
all breast cancer cases have increased by 328%, and 200% of this an increase is due to the use of mammography. Why, then, does conventional medicine keep recommending mammograms? Do the
math: a $150 mammogram for all seventy million U.S. women over forty is a whopping $10 BILLION per year industry.

However, there is a superior alternative. We shall look at this option in our next edition of Pro-Health, Pro-Life. Watch out.........