Comments on: Cancer in Children http://www.athomeonpurpose.com/cancer-in-children.html Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:00:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.athomeonpurpose.com/cancer-in-children.html/comment-page-1#comment-31 admin Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:02:49 +0000 http://www.athomeonpurpose.com/?p=32#comment-31 Dear AJ's Dad Thank you for adding more detailed information to my post. Have you read the book the book by Devra Dasic, The Secret History of the War on Cancer? Her basic premise is that when scientists first began to study what they perceived as an emerging problem -- increasing rates of cancer-- they looked to environmental factors for a logical explanation. They wondered if the chemicals introduced during the Industrial Age were to blame. Devra goes on to explain how currently the focus is on cancer treatments and not prevention in the first place because often times that would mean going after big economic interests. Again, I thank you for your comments. Lisa Jo Dear AJ’s Dad

Thank you for adding more detailed information to my post. Have you read the book the book by Devra Dasic, The Secret History of the War on Cancer?

Her basic premise is that when scientists first began to study what they perceived as an emerging problem — increasing rates of cancer– they looked to environmental factors for a logical explanation. They wondered if the chemicals introduced during the Industrial Age were to blame. Devra goes on to explain how currently the focus is on cancer treatments and not prevention in the first place because often times that would mean going after big economic interests.

Again, I thank you for your comments.

Lisa Jo

]]> By: Bob Piniewski http://www.athomeonpurpose.com/cancer-in-children.html/comment-page-1#comment-30 Bob Piniewski Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:42:34 +0000 http://www.athomeonpurpose.com/?p=32#comment-30 Just to be clear, the number is ove 12,500. That's the last official count, and its growing at 1% per year. 1 in 4 or 5 will not survive. It kills more than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, congenital anomalies, and pediatric AIDS combined. It effects 1 in 300 kids before age 20. It takes 180,000 potential life years every year. Breast cancer takes 200,000 and prostate cancer about 10,000. Yet it is underfunded and awareness of his killer is lacking. Thanks for even thinking about it. AJs Dad Founder People Against Childhood Cancer www.CureChildhoodCancer.ning.com Just to be clear, the number is ove 12,500. That’s the last official count, and its growing at 1% per year. 1 in 4 or 5 will not survive. It kills more than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, congenital anomalies, and pediatric AIDS combined. It effects 1 in 300 kids before age 20. It takes 180,000 potential life years every year. Breast cancer takes 200,000 and prostate cancer about 10,000. Yet it is underfunded and awareness of his killer is lacking. Thanks for even thinking about it.

AJs Dad
Founder
People Against Childhood Cancer
http://www.CureChildhoodCancer.ning.com

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