{"id":1338,"date":"2011-03-04T18:17:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-04T18:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drconnieamundson.com\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2011-03-04T18:17:03","modified_gmt":"2011-03-04T18:17:03","slug":"gardasil-fear-or-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartmountainchiropractic.com\/es\/gardasil-fear-or-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardasil: Fear or Facts? (March 2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fear  or Facts?  On which will you base your decision to  vaccinate?  While  we will not try to  convince anyone to get vaccinated or decline  vaccination, we do encourage  making an educated decision and to NEVER  make a major decision out of fear. One  of the most disturbing cases of  fear-mongering is that which revolves around the  Gardasil  vaccination.  The Gardasil  vaccine is targeted to females ages 9-26 in  hopes of\u00bbpreventing\u00bb cervical  cancer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some facts you need to know  about HPV:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When detected in the early stages, the HPV virus is  easily treated and rarely proceeds to cancer. <\/li>\n<li>Not  all women with HPV develop cervical cancer.<\/li>\n<li>HPV  is just one of several potential causes of cervical cancer.<\/li>\n<li>At  least  50% of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection  at  some point in their lives &#8212; and 90% of the time the virus clears up  on its own  within two years, and does not lead to cancer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Facts about Cervical Cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cervical  cancer accounts for less than 1% of all cancer deaths.<\/li>\n<li>Just  over 11,000 new cases were diagnosed in 2009 (American Cancer Society)<\/li>\n<li>About  4,000 women died of cervical cancer in 2009 (American Cancer Society)<\/li>\n<li>Perspective:  Cervical cancer killed 12 times <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">fewer<\/span> people in 2009 than did  hospital-acquired infections (48,000 deaths per year according to <em>Archives of Internal Medicine<\/em> 02\/22\/2010).  Every  year more than  500,000 American women die from cardiovascular disease.  Heart disease actually  kills more women than all forms of cancer  combined.<\/li>\n<li>In  the rare instances where it does occur, cervical cancer usually takes five to  ten years to develop.<\/li>\n<li>Prior  to  cancer, HPV causes the growth of abnormal cells in the cervix, which  can be  detected by a Pap smear. Upon detection, abnormal cells can be  removed by minor  surgery.<\/li>\n<li>Smoking  is  an important risk factor for developing cervical cancer. Smokers are  at  least twice as likely as non-smokers to develop cervix tumors. <\/li>\n<li>HRT  increases the risk of cervical cancer.<\/li>\n<li>Birth  Control pills increase the risk of cervical cancer.<\/li>\n<li>Estrogen  dominance can increase the risk of cervical cancer<\/li>\n<li>Cervical  cancer incidence and mortality rates continue to decline because of decreased  rates of smokers and HRT users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Facts about Gardasil<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Merck  claims it prevents the cervix from being affected by HPV.  HPV is just one of several causes of cervical  cancer.<\/li>\n<li>It  does not protect against all forms of HPV.<\/li>\n<li>Duration  of\u00bbprotection\u00bb after vaccination is predicted to be about 4 years.<\/li>\n<li>There are no long term studies determining safety or  effectiveness.<\/li>\n<li>Gardasil contains 225 mcg of aluminum <\/li>\n<li>One  in every 1,855 Gardasil shots is followed by a  bad health outcome  report to the government&#8217;s Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting  System.<\/li>\n<li>As  of March 2010, there were more than 17,600  reports of adverse  reactions regarding the Gardasil vaccine in the Vaccine  Adverse Event  Reporting System. <\/li>\n<li>Among them are 59 deaths, 18 of which were among  girls under the age of 17.<\/li>\n<li>It is estimated that less than 10% of all vaccine  reactions are reported.<\/li>\n<li>At  $120 a pop, the three required doses of Gardasil  will earn Merck $360  per consumer. With more than 35 million girls and women  between the  ages of 9 and 26 in the US, the recommended administration  of Gardasil  could mean more than 12 billion dollars for the drug company. <\/li>\n<li>Merck  is currently fighting more than 11,500 lawsuits  related to another of  their drugs, Vioxx, which is also plagued by controversy  surrounding  false data on its safety.<\/li>\n<li>Merck  only studied the Gardasil vaccine in less than  1,200 girls under the  age of 16 prior to it being released to the market under  the  fast-tracked road to licensure. <\/li>\n<li>Because the vaccine does not protect against all  types of HPV, <strong>it will not prevent all cases of cervical cancer<\/strong> or  genital warts. <strong>About 30% of cervical cancers will not be prevented by the  vaccine.<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Cervical  cancer accounts for less than 1  percent of all cancer deaths &#8212; so it  was somewhat surprising when the U.S. Food and  Drug Administration  fast-tracked approval of Gardasil, a Merck vaccine  targeting the human  papilloma virus that causes the disease. As of the  end of January 2010,  49 unexplained deaths following Gardasil injections have  been reported  to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#8217;s Vaccine  Adverse  Event Reporting System. By contrast, 52 deaths are attributed  to  unintended acceleration in Toyotas, which triggered a $2 billion  recall.  -Washington Examiner, Barbara  Hollingsworth:  http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/node\/104241<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Where&#8217;s  the outcry for a recall of the Gardasil vaccine?  We&#8217;ll leave the  speculation up to you.  Cancer is a multi-factoral disease.  Healthy  diet and lifestyle habits can be used  to increase one&#8217;s chances of  cancer prevention.   Here are some of the most important habits you can  implement (or avoid):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t smoke!<\/li>\n<li>Avoid hormone supplementation (HRT, birth control pills and  even bioidentical hormones!)<\/li>\n<li>Exercise<\/li>\n<li>Eat an organic, whole foods diet.<\/li>\n<li>Get  tested to see what you&#8217;re missing.  Getting important blood tests and  other  diagnostic tests can help you establish and fine tune your  dietary choices as  well as areas you may need to supplement in your  diet.  Call us today to set up a nutritional  consultation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fear or Facts? On which will you base your decision to vaccinate? While we will not try to convince anyone to get vaccinated or decline vaccination, we do encourage making an educated decision and to NEVER make a major decision out of fear. 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