"PREVENTING BREAST-CANCER" Book, by John W. Gofman, M.D., Ph. D., 1996

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Preventing Breast Cancer . . . 1996

This book uncovers the major cause of the recent breast-cancer incidence in the USA. The author shows that past exposure to ionizing radiation --- primarily medical x-rays --- is responsible for about 75 percent of the breast-cancer problem in the United States.
The good news: Since the radiation dosage given today by medical procedures can be significantly reduced without interfering with a single useful procedure, numerous future cases of breast-cancer can be prevented.
The author recommends specific actions to start breast-cancer prevention now, not ten years from now.

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Book Cover
Back Side of Title Page
Table of Contents
Back Cover
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Our Conclusion: A Large Share of Breast-Cancers Need Not Occur
Chapter 2: "Incubation Times" for Radiation-Induced Cancer
Chapter 3: Early-Onset Breast-Cancer: Evidence on Radiation-Induction
Chapter 4: Three Key Concepts in Our Analysis
Chapter 5: The Rationale of Our Study: Methods and Materials
Chapter 6: The "Enlarged Thymus" Story: Start of a Long Controversy
Chapter 7: Benefits of Thymus Irradiation: Delusion or Reality?
Chapter 8: Thymus Irradiation before Age One: Start of Our Master Table
Chapter 9: Thymus Irradiation to Reduce Sudden Death in Childhood
Chapter 10: Thymus Irradiation before Anesthesia and Surgery in Childhood
Chapter 11: Ending of the Era of Radiation Therapy for Enlarged Thymus
Chapter 12: Reaching into the Womb: Pre-Birth Breast Irradiation
Chapter 13: Treatment of Acute Postpartum Mastitis with X-Rays
Chapter 14: A Physician's Dilemma: What to Do about Chronic Mastitis
Chapter 15: Management of Tuberculosis: An Eminently Sensible Program
Chapter 16: Mass Screening for Tuberculosis
Chapter 17: Treatment of Bronchial Asthma with X-Rays
Chapter 18: Treatment of Pneumococcal Pneumonia with X-Rays
Chapter 19: Treatment of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) with X-Rays
Chapter 20: Treatment of Hyper-Thyroidism and Breast Irradiation
Chapter 21: Management of Adolescent Scoliosis (Curvature of the Spine)
Chapter 22: Chiropractic Examinations and Breast Irradiation
Chapter 23: Major Diagnostic Radiological Contributions to Breast Dose
Chapter 24: Occupational Sources of Breast Irradiation
Chapter 25: Weapons-Test Fallout, Pre-1960, and Breast Dose
Chapter 26: The Beauty Shop as a Source of Breast Irradiation
Chapter 27: Yes, We Do Have Your Size: Shoe-Fitters and Breast Irradiation
Chapter 28: Mammography: Past and Present
Chapter 29: Major Surgical Advances and Irradiation of the Breast
Chapter 30: Pre-Employment Fluoroscopic Exams for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Chapter 31: Fluoroscopy: Source of a Big Underestimate in Our Breast-Dose Finding
Chapter 32: Hard-to-Find Doses from Fluoroscopy and Other Sources
Chapter 33: Dermatology: More Underestimation in Our Finding
Chapter 34: Treatment of Skin Disorders: Overview by Dr. MacKee
Chapter 35: Breast-Exposure by Radium: More Underestimation in Our Finding
Chapter 36: Radiotherapy of Benign Diseases: Overview by Dr. Dewing
Chapter 37: Recent Concerns: Intensive Care Units, Insurance Cases
Chapter 38: Summary on Underestimation of Dose in Our Study
Chapter 39: Bottom Line: The Master Table
Chapter 40: Conversion-Factors: The Basis of Column "V"
Chapter 41: Some of the Uncertainties and Certainties of Our Finding
Chapter 42: Prevention of Breast-Cancer, Starting Now
Chapter 43: The Process of Genuine Peer-Review
Chapter 44: Criticisms in the Journal of the American Medical Assn.
Chapter 45: Three Remarkably Similar Reports on the Safe-Dose Fallacy
Chapter 46: "War in Britain": The Natl. Radiological Protection Board
Chapter 47: Seven Short Objections from Other Sources
Chapter 48: Susan M. Love, M.D.: Is Radiation Overdosing a Past Problem?
Chapter 49: What Happens Next?
Table 1: Annual Breast-Cancer Cases in USA, 1960-1994
Table 2: Growth of Population in USA, 1850-1994
About the Author
References
Index and Glossary

Overview of this Breast Cancer Study (& Ordering Info)
Mammography: An Individual's Estimated Risk that the Examination Itself Will Cause Radiation-Induced Breast Cancer, by Dr. Gofman, June 9, 1998.
Breast Cancer-Free Zones: Why Not?, An Effective Way to Begin
Resistance to New Ideas "a fabulously important discovery"
Comments and Reviews on Preventing Breast Cancer
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