Re: Lifestyle/Dietary Changes?/AnneK

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne,

I subscribe to the daily digest and somehow I missed the messages

about dietary/lifestyle.

I just want to comment on the Power Lines thing. I lived in a town

for 15 years and was approx. less than 1/4 of a mile from major power

lines. My next door neighbors abutted the power lines. Their third

child, a daughter got leukemia, I can't remember what type (It was 3

letters and started with " A " ) but it was very serious. She went for

chemo every 3 weeks for 2 years. They gave her a 5 year prognosis.

I moved away in 2003 and was DX'd in 2005. As far as I know, the

little girl is doing fine. Her mother had always told me, from day

one, that she felt it was the power lines.

Who knows??

> >> I read all your emails last night (after a very exciting

> episode of 24!) and I have to say they were incredibly helpful!!!

> Ann, I appreciate how perfectly you explained that even if one were

> to follow all the rules for prevention, that there is *no

> guarantee*. I think this really puts things into perspective for

> me, and I won't go to the extreme...

>

>

> And I thank you for your thanks. I wonder sometimes if I get too

> preachy and it's gratifying to know someone listens and finds it

> useful. Comes from having been a stats lecturer at one of the

local

> universities -- but my students tended not to listen to me any more

> than they would their moms B-P, even when I had their best

interests

> at heart ;-).

>

> You mentioned in a later post something about power lines and

breast

> cancer. I haven't heard that one. I heard theories about power

> lines ad childhood cancers such as brain cancer and leukemia. But

I

> also haven't seen any definitive studies on those. I've also heard

> of a theory that cell phones would give you brain cancer as well.

> With all that usage, we should soon find out!

>

> May the dice favor you in your prevention efforts. And practice

> everything in moderation - your virtues as well as your vices.

>

> Ann

>