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Cancer-Gate: How to Win the Losing Cancer War (Policy, Politics, Health and Medicine) (Policy, Politics, Health and Medicine Series, Vicente Navarro, Series)

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"The book shows that, contrary to the impression fostered by our public relations-dominated media, we are in fact losing the much-vaunted "War on Cancer." Unlike most academics in the cancer field, Prof. Epstein is passionate about public health and cultivates a take-no-prisoners style. Repeatedly rebuffed by the powers that be, he does not hesitate to name names. He claims, for instance, that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) have both betrayed us, spending tens of billions of dollars of taxpayer and charity money "primarily targeting silver-bullet cures...while ignoring strategies for preventing cancer in the first place."

As a result, he says, cancer rates have escalated to epidemic proportions, now striking one in every two American men, and more than one in every three women.

This is an angry, impassioned and important book. Much of this book is very technical in nature. It thus requires some effort to read and digest. For the person who is seriously interested in understanding the failure of our society to address issues of industry pollution, this book is indispensable. For those who are ready to join the fight against greed and corruption in the cancer field, it will also be an enormously rewarding experience. As with Prof. Epstein's earlier books, one comes away with an almost encyclopedic knowledge of how chemicals have polluted our environment, and how those who manufacture such chemicals have similarly polluted our political system."

Review by Dr. Ralph Moss

To which the people said: Amen!

Finally a book that tells the truth. I have had cancer, twice. I do NOT want a CURE for cancer! That's correct, you heard it, I do not want a cure for cancer. I do not want you, your family or anyone else to have to suffer with cancer. I WANT A PREVENTION! NO ONE should get this preventable disease. We have all known for years that the chemicals in our environment have been causing problems. But industry backed by our government has been allowed to flourish at everyone's expense. Cancer is big business and as soon as everyone understands this maybe something will be done! Bravo for taking a stand!

The ACS spends only 16% of contributions on research! More than half of all donations given to them go for their overhead and administrative costs - including six-figure incomes to their executives, fleets of cars, and buying real estate. I call that obscene.

How do they get away with it? Here's how:

All donations are first sent to ACS headquarters where half of it is skimmed off for "overhead." Then fixed budget amounts are sent back to ACS branch offices. That way, when you call a branch office and ask them what their overhead is, they will tell you, "Oh, it's only 5 or 6%." They NEVER tell you that headquarters keeps over 50% of all donations for themselves.

ACS holds about one BILLION dollars in cash!! Why is that not being spent on research?

Don't give your donations to the corrupt ACS. Find a charity that gives more than 75% of your donation to research.

The statistics now predict that 1 out of 2 people will get cancer. Why isn't this front page news?! In other words, we are

looking at a medical emergency akin to the Black Plague; your chances of getting sick are about the same.

The Cancer Society spends about 10 percent of its monies on prevention. That's right. And most of that is spent telling people not to smoke, eat their veggies, and get some exercise. It's all lifestyle advice that says "If you get cancer, it's YOUR FAULT." This book states unequivocally that we're getting sick from our environment: the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, the detergent we use to wash our clothes, our toothpaste, shampoo, etc.etc. It's bloody horrifying. The bottom line is, cancer is big business; the money is all about drugs and treatment, while our government sits idly by, not informing consumers about anything. I could go on all day. Read this book - for the sake of your children, for the sake of your own health.

Nixon declared the "War on cancer" in 1971. We are losing this "war" in an impressive way. Instead of making any progress, whatsoever, a man has now 44 % of getting cancer, and a woman 38 %. This is an increase with 24 % with respect to the year 1973. Within capitalism, blame is never put upon the big corporations, that have poisoned our environment and our food chain. Never. It is you who is being blamed, of leading an "unhealthy way of life".

Governments aren't willing to impose regulations that would help the general public to make sound choices. This could easily be imposed, following Dr. Samuel Epstein : "Consumer product legislation is well overdue. All foods grown with the application of carcinogenic pesticides should be clearly labeled with a cancer warning, the name of each carcinogenic pesticide, and the concentrations of its residues."

In the meantime, if you want to survive the 21st century, you should consider switching to organic food. Check also : Diet for a Poisoned Planet: How to Choose Safe Foods for You and Your Family - The Twenty-first Century Edition.

As a dietary supplement, consider taking also some vitamin B17; this way you'll be preventing from getting cancer. You can find more information in : World Without Cancer: The Story of Vitamin B17.