> If I continue with the BCG > treatments I can greatly reduce those odds. > > The hard part will be completing the treatments. Only 18% ever see the > treatments through to the very end. Of the 82% that don't complete the > treatments many are forced to quit after developing the TB side affects > associated with BCG. In what's been a third-world country up until recently (very likely, still is) - former Soviet Union - infants are vaccinated with BCG. No significant side effects at that age. Though, their adult cancer rate, if anything, isn't any lower than North American. Too many contributing factors over there... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 17 2008 - 00:51:09 PDT
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