[cures for cancer] NHL and chlorine

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From: " J Fisher " <.J.Fisher@...>

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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 11:47:12 -0400

Subject: [cures for cancer] NHL and chlorine

From Sep 98 thru Jan 99 I was being treated with Chemo for non-Hodgkins

Lymphoma. The treatment was successful and I feel so much better. I had a 3

months checkup and so far so good. But I am curious what others think about

a connection between NHL and swimming. There was one lifeguard who had it

at my pool, was treated, went back to work and got it again within a year.

I went to watch my swimming buddy doing a mile race this weekend in a lake

nearby. They dedicated the event to a person who had died from Hodgkins

lymphoma.

I called the cancer institute NCI to see if they considered it a

connection.

The man there says these are causes of NHL from the Natl Toxologoly

something or other.

certain viruses

pesticides

Occupational groups such as petroleum refiners, aircraft maintenance.

He said he doesn't know if this is considered related but vinyl chloride

workers

He gave me a web page

http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/

He was just reading from a book and couldn't tell me what to do once I got

there, but his notes said there is an abstract on chlorine.

My wife found some web sites linking it. The 2 web sites below seem to

strongly

indict chlorine.

A couple articles that are against chlorine:

http://www.netos.com/cpi/5treat.htm

http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/ARC/ARC_RAC/Bromodichloromethane.htm

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and this tidbit:

A COMPARISON OF THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL

EFFECTS OF CHLORINE DIOXIDE AND CHLORINE

In recent years chlorine and chlorinated compounds have come under

increased scrutiny as real or perceived agents of both environmental and

human health concern. Chlorine and chlorinated compounds are ubiquitous in

the environment due to natural occurrence and, more importantly, widespread

use in industrial, commercial, and consumer applications. Some chlorinated

organics, in particular, have been implicated in a wide array of

environmental problems and are known or suspected to be causes of human

disease. Chlorinated organics may be intentionally manufactured for

legitimate and useful human activities. An example of this is DDT the

adverse effects of which were not known until after many years of use.

Other chlorinated compounds such as trichloromethanes may be the

inadvertent but inescapable by-product of chlorine use in legitimate

applications, in this case drinking water disinfection. Unfortunately, some

uninformed people have equated chlorine dioxide with chlorine as a

significant source of environmental health concern. The facts simply do not

support this association.

Chlorine dioxide and chlorine are both chemicals which react by a process

called oxidation, but the mechanisms of reaction and the reaction products

of the two compounds are strikingly different. Chlorine typically reacts by

the addition of chlorine atoms particularly in reactions with organic

compounds. This is the basis for production of ===>>> trichloromethanes and

dioxins both known to be POWERFUL carcinogens <<<<====. Chlorine dioxide

typically

reacts with organics by the addition of oxygen. Oxygen is, of course,

required for life by higher life forms and the oxygenation of organics is

the basis for the production of useful energy in most life forms. Upon

completely reacting chlorine dioxide is reduced to the chloride ion, Cl,

which is part of the salt found in seawater, table salt, and is the

predominant anion in the human body. In many applications, for example

drinking water disinfection and paper production, the use of chlorine

dioxide is a replacement for chlorine is rapidly increasing. The reason is

chlorine dioxide does not react to produce the wide array and high levels

of chlorinated organics as does chlorine.

The many beneficial uses of chlorine dioxide ably serve to improve the

quality of life for mankind from control of disease to aesthetic

enhancements. Chlorine dioxide, properly used in sensible applications,

presents little or no risk to human health.

I found a website (http://toxictorts.com/carcinog.htm) listing known

human carcinogens. It lists Cyclosporine as a cause of lymphoma,

but not chlorine. Cyclosporine is described as " an immunosuppressive

polypeptide drug C62H111N11O12 obtained from various imperfect

fungi and used especially to prevent rejection of organ transplants. "

Well, I have stopped swimming and miss it but who knows. I thought I should

at least say this to the group for your consideration.