Cancer Update from John Hopkins

[jolly55]

This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center:

1. No plastic containers in microwave
2. No water bottles in freezer. 
3. No plastic wrap in microwave...
 

A dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer. 
 
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.   

Recently,... Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. 
 
He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers...   

This especially applies to foods that contain fat. 

He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body... 

Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food... You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. 

Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. 

He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons... 
 
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the

high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. 
Cover food with a paper towel instead.

I hope this info is useful. 

[rims]

hey,

just another piece of information.
recently came across an article on cervical cancer on

[link removed - spam]

the excerpts from the article are :
What is cervical cancer?
    * Cervical cancer is the cancer of the mouth of the uterus called cervix.
    * All sexually active women stand at the risk of contracting it.
    * The good news here is that cervical cancer is one of the very few cancers for which the cause is known and the cancer itself is preventable.
    * If the cancer is detected at an early stage, i.e. the pre-cancerous stage, it can be treated with a very high success rate.
Unfortunately in developing countries like India, women are usually detected with this cancer at the advanced stage by when it becomes incurable. Early diagnosis usually means an excellent prognosis; but this opportunity is missed as women in India are rarely screened. The absence of symptoms and screening often means that women become aware of the cancer only after it has reached a fairly advanced stage. But by then, treatment is extremely difficult.
So what can women do to protect themselves from the risk of cervical cancer?
    * At an individual level, watch out for a few signs such as pelvic pain or pain during intercourse, bleeding between periods, post-menstrual bleeding and discharge from the vagina.
    * Increase awareness of cervical cancer and adopt a preventive health-seeking behaviour amongst other women.
    * Regularly visit your gynaecologist and insist on a screening such as PAP smear and other available options.
    * In the event that you have an abnormal PAP smear, make sure you undergo follow up investigations and tests.
hope this info is usefull
rims