Re: Re: Cat Scan and chest x-ray radiation exposure-Scans-Loretta

[Guest guest]

Loretta, you are being a bit generous to say, " may cause more health concerns "

but I know you are trying to keep the dialogue cool. If there is one area that

the consensus in Alternative circles that excessive use of something is

dangerous, it is in CT-Scans, Mammograms, and X-rays. Does this mean that

they have never helped? No, but to irradiate multiple millions of women and

men, as well as children, to 'help' those few? Uh uh! More cancers will have

developed than people have survived cancer as the result.

Just recently someone suggested the benefit of 'routine' scans to determine

their condition. What does that mean? One every month? Every three months?

Just yesterday my Urologist again asked whether or not I would have a CT-Scan

and I asked about an MRI instead. He said " sure, they have improved " . I

asked, but without contrast? He said, " no and the kidney problems because of

the contrast are rare " . I added, but not for the person that needs dialysis as

the result of it. Usually the benefit to risk is a benefit to the service

offering the Scan while the risk is ours.

put it in its proper context. The problems with scans are statistical,

numbers, and not everyone will get cancer from them but to use them

'routinely'?

I do not think so and people need to examine the reasons, their past exposures,

and whether or not the scan will cause them to do something differently.

For example. My Urologist wants to know if the Bladder Cancer has travelled

upward, through the tubes, to other areas. I asked, what then? He said,

" then everything comes out " . Everything. I quickly responded, " that is off

the table and will never happen.....period " !

Joe C.

From: Dr. Loretta Lanphier

Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 6:52 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] Re: Cat Scan and chest x-ray radiation exposure

Arlyn

Without trying to beat this to death, I am not the only one who has seen

this tendency. So yes, it has happened enough to mention. And since we

don't know who all the moderators are, the forum is the only place to hope

the concern gets read. I wish it was just a perception, but it is not. If an

" honest experience " promotes excessive conventional medicine/harmful scans,

etc. then while it may be honest, it is not on-topic according to the

description of this forum. I doubt there is one cancer patient on this list

that doesn't know what scans/x-rays etc. are available to him/her so these

scans/x-rays don't need promotion. However, what many don't fully realize

is how harmful they can be in the long-term. This is an experience of which

the consequences are not readily known; however, even conventional medicine

is now questioning the overuse of scans and x-rays. As others have said

there are times when a scan/x-ray is very necessary. But most of the these

scans are not proven to be of any real help especially when used

prophylactically or for every ache/pain. In fact they may cause more health

concerns.

Obviously the concern has been duly noted and thus time to move on...

Be Well

Dr.L

-----Original Message-----

Dr. Loretta,

I have not read a single post on here that promotes conventional medicine.

If you perceive that honest discussion about experience is the same as

promoting a specific type of treatment, then your perception needs to be

tuned a little better.

ar