Neaveh, your comments are all too accurate. I now want to comment on HPV. Did you know that several decades ago the HPV cervical cancer link was well established--with studies showing HPV in more than 98% of cervical cancers and suggesting that the small remainder was more a failure to detect the HPV than its' absence? Wouldn't you think that a true medical advocacy would require cautioning women as to this link? Wouldn't you think that medical advocacy would require that an HPV test would be routinely done before removing a uterus for fear of cancer? I have to ask, "Why was this kept from us?"
Only with big pharma's HPV vaccine and, thus, a new revenue stream are we seeing partial info. go public. And, folks, again unemployed housewife here, but, if one virus can cause cancer, don't you think that there might be others? Btw, a speaker at the HERS conference said he was withholding judgement on the HPV vaccine as he felt there was insufficient data on it, and, that, like your body's immune system can defeat a cold virus, that, normally, it can defeat HPV.
And I want to go back to my earlier comments about how deceptive doctor and hospital sites can be. The HERS Foundation site has several great pieces on this if anyone is interested in reading more on it. Again, group, don't think that there are not plenty of so called experts with very deep pockets who wouldn't love to shut the door on all this bad press. You see, they just have one tiny problem: you can't sue for someone's telling the truth.
While we are recommending books, Cutler's "Before and After Hysterectomy" is, by today's standards, old, but, has some nuggets as well. I feel that she said as much as she could get by with at the time. Btw, I understand that she is married to a gyn which I think gives her more insight than most. She talks about how a supposed "math error" led to a grossly inflated rate of ovarian cancer--and, hence, a greatly heightened push for more female castrations. Something else that Cutler talks about: the huge importance of pheromones. You know, she won a Nobel prize for her research on pheromones. Hmm, the distinct "female scent" is from cervical secretions. (sigh) I remember crying the whole time I was reading her book-- but knowing was still better than not knowing. If I'd bought it, my surgeon's, "all in your head," would've been a sure ticket to insanity.
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Neaveh, your comments are all too accurate. I now want to comment on HPV. Did you know that several decades ago the HPV cervical cancer link was well established--with studies showing HPV in more than 98% of cervical cancers and suggesting that the small remainder was more a failure to detect the HPV than its' absence? Wouldn't you think that a true medical advocacy would require cautioning women as to this link? Wouldn't you think that medical advocacy would require that an HPV test would be routinely done before removing a uterus for fear of cancer? I have to ask, "Why was this kept from us?"
April 11, 2009 - 7:56amOnly with big pharma's HPV vaccine and, thus, a new revenue stream are we seeing partial info. go public. And, folks, again unemployed housewife here, but, if one virus can cause cancer, don't you think that there might be others? Btw, a speaker at the HERS conference said he was withholding judgement on the HPV vaccine as he felt there was insufficient data on it, and, that, like your body's immune system can defeat a cold virus, that, normally, it can defeat HPV.
And I want to go back to my earlier comments about how deceptive doctor and hospital sites can be. The HERS Foundation site has several great pieces on this if anyone is interested in reading more on it. Again, group, don't think that there are not plenty of so called experts with very deep pockets who wouldn't love to shut the door on all this bad press. You see, they just have one tiny problem: you can't sue for someone's telling the truth.
While we are recommending books, Cutler's "Before and After Hysterectomy" is, by today's standards, old, but, has some nuggets as well. I feel that she said as much as she could get by with at the time. Btw, I understand that she is married to a gyn which I think gives her more insight than most. She talks about how a supposed "math error" led to a grossly inflated rate of ovarian cancer--and, hence, a greatly heightened push for more female castrations. Something else that Cutler talks about: the huge importance of pheromones. You know, she won a Nobel prize for her research on pheromones. Hmm, the distinct "female scent" is from cervical secretions. (sigh) I remember crying the whole time I was reading her book-- but knowing was still better than not knowing. If I'd bought it, my surgeon's, "all in your head," would've been a sure ticket to insanity.
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