How breast cancer is covered in the news reveals insights into what's wrong w/our world
- capitalist, exploitative for-profit systems
- medicine which should heal, but creates sick people
- media which should inform, but creates ignorance and confusion
VIEW VIDEO- covered by the PSB and by Fox-40 WICZ
- patently absurd
- fake news created by industry PR
- Q: Who wrote the story? Journalist? No. A:
Industry. Journalist reported uncritically.
- Q: Who funded the news program? A: Corporate Sponsors
- Q: Does the story tell the complete picture? A: No.
- Q: Does the story mislead? Present information which is
demonstrably false? A: Yes.
- This kind of story displaces a discussion of the actual causes of breast cancer
- God Bless Amy Henry!
- lots of people walking
- pink ribbon magnets on cars
- driving BMWs
- "early detection is the best chance at recovery"
- "more research is needed to find a cure"
- Q: is this factually accurate?
- Q: is this the complete story?
- MISSING: Are the causes known?
What about prevention?
- assignment editor
- reporter
- anchor
- owner of the car dealership
- How come none of them spotted the scam? And refused to
participate? Out of moral concerns?
- organochlorines
- Organochlorines are common chemicals often are toxic to biological tissue
- Common uses: insecticides, industrial solvents, heat transfer
agents (PCBs), chemical warfare agents
- same class as DDT, dioxin, Agent Orange,
Bhopal pesticides
- Other sources may surprise you
- Splenda
- dioxin may be in bleached paper tampons
- radiation
- mammograms cause breast cancer!
- cell phones?
- dairy / meat
- This may be due to toxic organochlorines stored in fat tissue
- This may be due to growth hormones stored in animal fats
- Public Relations (PR) Disinformation funded by the same industries which are making us sick:
- Yoplait gives money to Komen Foundation,
- Crowley Dairy to ACS for the "Making Strides" event, etc.
- Kudos to Keri O'Hara, who understands this! But why won't
you talk about this within a news context?
- bras
- Read the
book: "Dressed
to Kill", by Soma Grismaijer and Sydney Ross
Singer
- Lentil Soup
- broccoli and blueberries
- Low
fat, plant-based (vegan) diet, w/excersize
- "Breast Cancer Awareness Month": what is this organization?
- Susan G. Komen Foundation, same thing?
- Who funds?
- The industries which make the products which are making us
sick!
- Stated purpose vs. actual?
- "There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road", Jim Hightower
(Breast Cancer, PR, and Organochlorines) THIS IS THE ESSAY THAT STARTED IT ALL. READ
IT!!!!
- "Dressed to Kill", Soma Grismaijer/Sydney Ross
Singer (Breast Cancer and Bras)
- "Toxic Sludge is Good for You!" Rampton/Stauber (Public Relations Industry)
- Dr. Michael Greger's Newsletters: http://www.drgreger.org/newsletters.html