Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy in Dangerous

The Women’s Health Initiative, a large ongoing study centered in Harvard, reports that women who stop synthetic PremPro products had an abrupt 8.6% decrease in the incidence of breast cancer beginning in 2003. Some argue that decreased use of mammograms also played a role in the lower incidence. This could be due to a lower detection of existent cancers OR an increased risk due to radiation exposure with compression of the breasts. A safer policy would be to use bio-identical hormones if needed, especially natural progesterone instead of the worst culprit, progestin. Further, use thermography for breast screening. Dr. Michael Godfrey in New Zealand reports that he has detected a number of cases of documented breast cancer detected by thermograms and missed by mammograms that were cured by nutritional therapy and detoxification. He is having difficulty getting his findings published. Wonder why?

See Family Practice News, January 15, 2009 issue, page 1. Subscription required.