Bogota Free Planet Comments“I’m Sorry I Don’t Know How Much Radiation Is Given”Posted by Dr. Gifford Jones on Aug 10, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Mammograms, Breast Cancer Last week I reported on a study conducted by Peter Gotzsche (Stop Lying To Women About mammography), a leading Danish researcher. His study claimed there’s no convincing evidence that annual mammograms decrease the risk of dying from breast cancer. But can repeated exposure to radiation cause breast cancer? 28 years ago I reported a shocking discovery. Some x-ray machines were exposing patients up to 60 X the amount of radiation necessary for some procedures. X-ray equipment was often old, others rarely calculated for radiation exposure, and some technologists were incompetent. This column did not win me friends. But it resulted in a crack down by the government. More...Post a Comment to: Dr. Gifford JonesNext entry: Car bomb explodes in Bogota Previous entry: Stop Lying To Women About mammography Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of bogotafreeplanet.com. Please don't assume that Bogota Free Planet agree with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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