Comments on: Why I Don’t Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month http://wonderlandornot.net/2007/10/01/why-i-dont-go-pink-for-breast-cancer-awareness-month/ we're all mad here Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:50:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sharon Schmidt http://wonderlandornot.net/2007/10/01/why-i-dont-go-pink-for-breast-cancer-awareness-month/comment-page-1/#comment-49734 Sharon Schmidt Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:33:47 +0000 http://wonderlandornot.net/2007/10/01/why-i-dont-go-pink-for-breast-cancer-awareness-month/#comment-49734 Harriett, you are right on about thanking God that some people in the world still know how to think. Between the poor education system we've had for about 50 years, and the mainstream media medical indoctrination it looks as though the public is being led to the slaughter. For the few of us who have done research on overuse of medical radiation imaging, it's a battle with our GP's as far as being radiated, especially since as all they have for treatment is the same garbage they had when they began treating cancer many years ago. The benefit to risk ratio (and who made that up?) is a hoax. Radiologists are very useful if there are broken bones or another extreme emergency , but are overdoing it with patients who have minor complaints. I've studied the research of John Gofman, M.D., Ph.D. Prof. of Molecular Biology as well as Sam Epstein, M.D. Research Oncologist, head of the National Cancer Coalition, who are the guys that radiologists are trying to shut up. I guess they have body guards or something. Anyway if I get cancer again (l4 years survivor of breast cancer) I would definately rather deal with the disease than the so called treatment. You know my radiation therapy was aborted early on all those years ago due to messy problems as well as incision opening, They said I wouldn't make it. Well here I am and I believe it is because I was unable to complete their radiation "therapy". Harriett, you are right on about thanking God that some people in the world still know how to think. Between the poor education system we’ve had for about 50 years, and the mainstream media medical indoctrination it looks as though the public is being led to the slaughter. For the few of us who have done research on overuse of medical radiation imaging, it’s a battle with our GP’s as far as being radiated, especially since as all they have for treatment is the same garbage they had when they began treating cancer many years ago. The benefit to risk ratio (and who made that up?) is a hoax. Radiologists are very useful if there are broken bones or another extreme emergency , but are overdoing it with patients who have minor complaints. I’ve studied the research of John Gofman, M.D., Ph.D. Prof. of Molecular Biology as well as Sam Epstein, M.D. Research Oncologist, head of the National Cancer Coalition, who are the guys that radiologists are trying to shut up. I guess they have body guards or something. Anyway if I get cancer again (l4 years survivor of breast cancer) I would definately rather deal with the disease than the so called treatment. You know my radiation therapy was aborted early on all those years ago due to messy problems as well as incision opening, They said I wouldn’t make it. Well here I am and I believe it is because I was unable to complete their radiation “therapy”.

]]> By: Ann http://wonderlandornot.net/2007/10/01/why-i-dont-go-pink-for-breast-cancer-awareness-month/comment-page-1/#comment-45628 Ann Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:08:23 +0000 http://wonderlandornot.net/2007/10/01/why-i-dont-go-pink-for-breast-cancer-awareness-month/#comment-45628 I don't always agree with you, but I see that you are objective in your postings. Despite the differences I still enjoy reading your posts and I often learn even when our viewpoints are different. :-) I don’t always agree with you, but I see that you are objective in your
postings. Despite the differences I still enjoy reading your posts and I
often learn even when our viewpoints are different. :-)

]]> By: weisheng http://wonderlandornot.net/2007/10/01/why-i-dont-go-pink-for-breast-cancer-awareness-month/comment-page-1/#comment-45604 weisheng Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:12:08 +0000 http://wonderlandornot.net/2007/10/01/why-i-dont-go-pink-for-breast-cancer-awareness-month/#comment-45604 I guess I'd admit my mistake at directing my first comment at the Pink for October campaign itself, because Matthew's aim is admirable. It's more an irritation at those sites that don't reflect that aim, so for that generalisation I would apologise. The problem with such campaigns is they always start with a noble intent but some of those participating end up derailing it. I guess that's just inevitable. For example, as much of an Apple fanboy as I am, I get irritated when I see them promoting the product(RED) iPods. These are meant to promote AIDS awareness, but at the presentations it's pretty obvious Steve Jobs himself doesn't have much interest in the cause and people buy it because they like that "pretty red colour". Well, I brought up Burma because I saw your banner below. I was quite struck by a Burmese friend's post on Facebook because she's living in semi-exile in the UK while her family remains in Burma. She described how her mom came so close to death when a soldier pointed a gun at her head and told her to walk and not look back. I come from the nearby state of Singapore and the West often points a finger at us for being a nanny state and having an authoritarian government. That's true but for us Singaporean citizens it doesn't make a difference because we're enjoying a prosperous economy and a fantastic standard of living. But a government like the Burmese junta massacring its own citizens is entirely different and very regrettable. Unlike you, however, I think I'm very apathetic when it comes to promoting causes. I just feel, probably wrongly in your opinion, that what we do doesn't really make a real difference in the end. There are so many layers of power that it's impossible for our thoughts to filter to the top. Look at the US, that's why it's citizens vote on such a narrow spectrum of issues, because that's the agenda that the power brokers are defining. I guess I’d admit my mistake at directing my first comment at the Pink for October campaign itself, because Matthew’s aim is admirable. It’s more an irritation at those sites that don’t reflect that aim, so for that generalisation I would apologise. The problem with such campaigns is they always start with a noble intent but some of those participating end up derailing it. I guess that’s just inevitable. For example, as much of an Apple fanboy as I am, I get irritated when I see them promoting the product(RED) iPods. These are meant to promote AIDS awareness, but at the presentations it’s pretty obvious Steve Jobs himself doesn’t have much interest in the cause and people buy it because they like that “pretty red colour”.

Well, I brought up Burma because I saw your banner below. I was quite struck by a Burmese friend’s post on Facebook because she’s living in semi-exile in the UK while her family remains in Burma. She described how her mom came so close to death when a soldier pointed a gun at her head and told her to walk and not look back. I come from the nearby state of Singapore and the West often points a finger at us for being a nanny state and having an authoritarian government. That’s true but for us Singaporean citizens it doesn’t make a difference because we’re enjoying a prosperous economy and a fantastic standard of living. But a government like the Burmese junta massacring its own citizens is entirely different and very regrettable.

Unlike you, however, I think I’m very apathetic when it comes to promoting causes. I just feel, probably wrongly in your opinion, that what we do doesn’t really make a real difference in the end. There are so many layers of power that it’s impossible for our thoughts to filter to the top. Look at the US, that’s why it’s citizens vote on such a narrow spectrum of issues, because that’s the agenda that the power brokers are defining.

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