Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 We need those of you who are great at forwarding on info with your e-mail network. Please read and pass on. Peace and good health. It would be wonderful if 2002 were the year a cure for breast cancer was found! We could raise $16 million for finding a cure, by buying a book of stamps! The US Postal Service recently released its new " Fund the Cure " stamp to help fund breast cancer research. The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, land. The normal cost is $.34 for a stamp, " Fund the Cure " costs $.40. The additional $.06 will go to breast cancer research. A regular book of stamps costs $6.80. This one is only $8.00. If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $16,000,000 for this vital research. What a statement it would make if the stamp outsold the lottery this week. I urge you to do two things. 1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps. 2. E-mail your friends to do the same. Many of us know women and their families whose lives are turned upside-down by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this drive. We can all afford the $1.20. Please help & pass it on! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2002 Report Share Posted February 13, 2002 Elana, I must speak up here. As critically important as the breast cancer effort is, the postage stamp initiative just isn't the answer. Your motives are true as true can be of course, but throwing money at the problem won't do a thing. I am very sensitive to this issue as my own mother died of breast cancer. What was done to her body in the name of " therapy " is something I will never forget. I won't go into details except to say here I am because of it. The problem is where the money raised will actually end up. To me, more funds taken from our pockets is simply throwing good money after bad. It usually ends up in improving the big three conventional treatments: radiation, drugs and surgery. Three extremely profitable ones, it must be pointed out. Virtually ALL of the billions poured into cancer research since president Nixon declared war on it in the 70's has been gone to developing new and improved versions of those three. That's not an answer. The money will also end up in the hands of the huge international medical corporations like Sandoz, Bayer, Pfizer and Ciba-Gigy by way of their cozy relationships with public and private research centers - those that eagerly produce patentable drugs and other kinds of treatments for them. Operational word: patentable. The money will filter down to a galaxy of state and federal bureaucracies, lawyers and private foundations that live large off the endless supply of cancer " research " funds. The cancer business is a major player in the world culture, an economic pillar. There are countless books on this disturbing issue. One of the best is " World Without Cancer " by G. . My favorite example is the American Cancer Society. It has been around since 1913. OK, what does it have to show for all the millions donated? Correction, billions. Cancer rates are higher than ever. It's simply a mouthpiece for the federal bureaucracy. The answer lies in prevention and alternative treatments - what we talk about right here. In other words, we are the answer , not them. YOU are the answer. Not huge, wealthy, government agencies, foundations, corporations, private societies and the like. They've had their day. The way out is PUBLIC PRESSURE on government and medical bureaucracies forcing them to open up to safe, proven, inexpensive, non-patentable, alternative treatments. Those that have quietly helped millions worldwide for decades. The kind they hate. They must learn them and use them. The answer lies in us working to raise the public awareness regarding all the options today - not just the big three. There are about the 100 or so (yes, 100) alternative cancer treatments ignored, suppressed or unknown by the conventional system. This has to change. Bottom line? To me the cure for breast cancer - and all the others - is the INTERNET! No better tool exists for us. We are all co-contributors to the information pool and now can spread the word quickly and easily online - and off for that matter. They've had 100 years to deal with cancer and failed us. As Ted said, " Lead, follow or get out of the way " . They can't lead. They won't follow. It's up to us. - Art [ ] help find a cure... > > > BREAST CANCER STAMP > > > > > > We need those of you who are great at forwarding > on info with your > > e-mail > > > network. Please read and pass on. Peace and good > health. It would be > > > wonderful if 2002 were the year a cure for breast > cancer was found! > This > > > is > > > one note I'll gladly pass on. The notion that we > could raise $16 > million > > > by > > > buying a book of stamps is powerful! > > > > > > As you may be aware, the US Postal Service > recently released its new > > > " Fund > > > the Cure " stamp to help fund breast cancer > research. The stamp was > > > designed > > > by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, land. > > > > > > It is important that we take a stand against this > disease that kills and > > > maims so many of our mothers, sisters, friends. > Instead of the normal > > $.34 > > > for a stamp, this one costs $.40. The additional > $.06 will go to breast > > > cancer research. A " normal " book costs $6.80. This > one is only $8.00. It > > > takes a few minutes in line at the Post Office and > means so much. > > > > > > If all stamps are sold, it will raise an > additional $16,000,000 for this > > > vital research. Just as important as the money is > our support. What a > > > statement it would make if the stamp outsold the > lottery this week. What > > a > > > statement it would make that we care. > > > > > > I urge you to do two things TODAY: > > > > > > 1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps. > > > 2. E-mail your friends to do the same. > > > > > > Many of us know women and their families whose > lives are turned > > > upside-down > > > by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much > in this drive. > > > > > > We can all afford the $1.20. Please help & pass it > on! > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2002 Report Share Posted February 14, 2002 Art, I hear the point you are making and understand your skepticism. I guess I was just being optimistic. sorry to offend, Elana --- " A. C. Brown " <abrown101@...> wrote: > Elana, > > I must speak up here. As critically important as the > breast cancer effort > is, the postage stamp initiative just isn't the > answer. Your motives are > true as true can be of course, but throwing money at > the problem won't do a > thing. > > I am very sensitive to this issue as my own mother > died of breast cancer. > What was done to her body in the name of " therapy " > is something I will never > forget. I won't go into details except to say here I > am because of it. > > The problem is where the money raised will actually > end up. To me, more > funds taken from our pockets is simply throwing good > money after bad. It > usually ends up in improving the big three > conventional treatments: > radiation, drugs and surgery. Three extremely > profitable ones, it must be > pointed out. > > Virtually ALL of the billions poured into cancer > research since president > Nixon declared war on it in the 70's has been gone > to developing new and > improved versions of those three. That's not an > answer. > > The money will also end up in the hands of the huge > international medical > corporations like Sandoz, Bayer, Pfizer and > Ciba-Gigy by way of their cozy > relationships with public and private research > centers - those that eagerly > produce patentable drugs and other kinds of > treatments for them. Operational > word: patentable. > > The money will filter down to a galaxy of state and > federal bureaucracies, > lawyers and private foundations that live large off > the endless supply of > cancer " research " funds. The cancer business is a > major player in the world > culture, an economic pillar. There are countless > books on this disturbing > issue. One of the best is " World Without Cancer " by > G. . > > My favorite example is the American Cancer Society. > It has been around since > 1913. OK, what does it have to show for all the > millions donated? > Correction, billions. Cancer rates are higher than > ever. It's simply a > mouthpiece for the federal bureaucracy. > > The answer lies in prevention and alternative > treatments - what we talk > about right here. In other words, we are the answer > , not them. YOU are the > answer. Not huge, wealthy, government agencies, > foundations, corporations, > private societies and the like. They've had their > day. > > The way out is PUBLIC PRESSURE on government and > medical bureaucracies > forcing them to open up to safe, proven, > inexpensive, non-patentable, > alternative treatments. Those that have quietly > helped millions worldwide > for decades. The kind they hate. They must learn > them and use them. > > The answer lies in us working to raise the public > awareness regarding all > the options today - not just the big three. There > are about the 100 or so > (yes, 100) alternative cancer treatments ignored, > suppressed or unknown by > the conventional system. This has to change. > > Bottom line? To me the cure for breast cancer - and > all the others - is the > INTERNET! No better tool exists for us. > > We are all co-contributors to the information pool > and now can spread the > word quickly and easily online - and off for that > matter. > > They've had 100 years to deal with cancer and failed > us. As Ted said, > " Lead, follow or get out of the way " . They can't > lead. They won't follow. > It's up to us. > > - Art > > > > > > [ ] help find a cure... > > > > > > > > BREAST CANCER STAMP > > > > > > > > We need those of you who are great at > forwarding > > on info with your > > > e-mail > > > > network. Please read and pass on. Peace and > good > > health. It would be > > > > wonderful if 2002 were the year a cure for > breast > > cancer was found! > > This > > > > is > > > > one note I'll gladly pass on. The notion that > we > > could raise $16 > > million > > > > by > > > > buying a book of stamps is powerful! > > > > > > > > As you may be aware, the US Postal Service > > recently released its new > > > > " Fund > > > > the Cure " stamp to help fund breast cancer > > research. The stamp was > > > > designed > > > > by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, land. > > > > > > > > It is important that we take a stand against > this > > disease that kills and > > > > maims so many of our mothers, sisters, > friends. > > Instead of the normal > > > $.34 > > > > for a stamp, this one costs $.40. The > additional > > $.06 will go to breast > > > > cancer research. A " normal " book costs $6.80. > This > > one is only $8.00. It > > > > takes a few minutes in line at the Post Office > and > > means so much. > > > > > > > > If all stamps are sold, it will raise an > > additional $16,000,000 for this > > > > vital research. Just as important as the money > is > > our support. What a > > > > statement it would make if the stamp outsold > the > > lottery this week. What > > > a > > > > statement it would make that we care. > > > > > > > > I urge you to do two things TODAY: > > > > > > > > 1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps. > > > > 2. E-mail your friends to do the same. > > > > > > > > Many of us know women and their families whose > > lives are turned > > > > upside-down > > > > by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so > much > > in this drive. > > > > > > > > We can all afford the $1.20. Please help & > pass it > > on! > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2002 Report Share Posted February 14, 2002 Art, I hear the point you are making and understand your skepticism. I guess I was just being optimistic. sorry to offend, Elana --- " A. C. Brown " <abrown101@...> wrote: > Elana, > > I must speak up here. As critically important as the > breast cancer effort > is, the postage stamp initiative just isn't the > answer. Your motives are > true as true can be of course, but throwing money at > the problem won't do a > thing. > > I am very sensitive to this issue as my own mother > died of breast cancer. > What was done to her body in the name of " therapy " > is something I will never > forget. I won't go into details except to say here I > am because of it. > > The problem is where the money raised will actually > end up. To me, more > funds taken from our pockets is simply throwing good > money after bad. It > usually ends up in improving the big three > conventional treatments: > radiation, drugs and surgery. Three extremely > profitable ones, it must be > pointed out. > > Virtually ALL of the billions poured into cancer > research since president > Nixon declared war on it in the 70's has been gone > to developing new and > improved versions of those three. That's not an > answer. > > The money will also end up in the hands of the huge > international medical > corporations like Sandoz, Bayer, Pfizer and > Ciba-Gigy by way of their cozy > relationships with public and private research > centers - those that eagerly > produce patentable drugs and other kinds of > treatments for them. Operational > word: patentable. > > The money will filter down to a galaxy of state and > federal bureaucracies, > lawyers and private foundations that live large off > the endless supply of > cancer " research " funds. The cancer business is a > major player in the world > culture, an economic pillar. There are countless > books on this disturbing > issue. One of the best is " World Without Cancer " by > G. . > > My favorite example is the American Cancer Society. > It has been around since > 1913. OK, what does it have to show for all the > millions donated? > Correction, billions. Cancer rates are higher than > ever. It's simply a > mouthpiece for the federal bureaucracy. > > The answer lies in prevention and alternative > treatments - what we talk > about right here. In other words, we are the answer > , not them. YOU are the > answer. Not huge, wealthy, government agencies, > foundations, corporations, > private societies and the like. They've had their > day. > > The way out is PUBLIC PRESSURE on government and > medical bureaucracies > forcing them to open up to safe, proven, > inexpensive, non-patentable, > alternative treatments. Those that have quietly > helped millions worldwide > for decades. The kind they hate. They must learn > them and use them. > > The answer lies in us working to raise the public > awareness regarding all > the options today - not just the big three. There > are about the 100 or so > (yes, 100) alternative cancer treatments ignored, > suppressed or unknown by > the conventional system. This has to change. > > Bottom line? To me the cure for breast cancer - and > all the others - is the > INTERNET! No better tool exists for us. > > We are all co-contributors to the information pool > and now can spread the > word quickly and easily online - and off for that > matter. > > They've had 100 years to deal with cancer and failed > us. As Ted said, > " Lead, follow or get out of the way " . They can't > lead. They won't follow. > It's up to us. > > - Art > > > > > > [ ] help find a cure... > > > > > > > > BREAST CANCER STAMP > > > > > > > > We need those of you who are great at > forwarding > > on info with your > > > e-mail > > > > network. Please read and pass on. Peace and > good > > health. It would be > > > > wonderful if 2002 were the year a cure for > breast > > cancer was found! > > This > > > > is > > > > one note I'll gladly pass on. The notion that > we > > could raise $16 > > million > > > > by > > > > buying a book of stamps is powerful! > > > > > > > > As you may be aware, the US Postal Service > > recently released its new > > > > " Fund > > > > the Cure " stamp to help fund breast cancer > > research. The stamp was > > > > designed > > > > by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, land. > > > > > > > > It is important that we take a stand against > this > > disease that kills and > > > > maims so many of our mothers, sisters, > friends. > > Instead of the normal > > > $.34 > > > > for a stamp, this one costs $.40. The > additional > > $.06 will go to breast > > > > cancer research. A " normal " book costs $6.80. > This > > one is only $8.00. It > > > > takes a few minutes in line at the Post Office > and > > means so much. > > > > > > > > If all stamps are sold, it will raise an > > additional $16,000,000 for this > > > > vital research. Just as important as the money > is > > our support. What a > > > > statement it would make if the stamp outsold > the > > lottery this week. What > > > a > > > > statement it would make that we care. > > > > > > > > I urge you to do two things TODAY: > > > > > > > > 1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps. > > > > 2. E-mail your friends to do the same. > > > > > > > > Many of us know women and their families whose > > lives are turned > > > > upside-down > > > > by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so > much > > in this drive. > > > > > > > > We can all afford the $1.20. Please help & > pass it > > on! > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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