CERVICAL CANCER: Be careful about promoting vaccination

THE Singapore Paediatric Society's call for a nationwide vaccination project against cervical cancer must be considered carefully.

Cervical cancer is Singapore's seventh-most common cancer.

 Drastic declines in the number of new cases detected and its mortality rates are due to the easy availability of Pap smear screenings.


Pap smears, only for women who have sex, are pivotal in reducing cervical cancer.


The cancer grows, slowly, typically taking seven to 10 years to develop, and is mainly caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) , which is transmitted only through sexual intercourse.


Most HPV infections clear naturally but 5 per cent turn into cervical cancer.


There are more than 20 types of HVP that cause cervical cancer, of which the vaccines protect against two that cause 70 per cent of the cancer.


The vaccines cost between S$450 and S$600, compared to other compulsory vaccines for children that cost S$10 to S$20 each.


So a national programme to vaccinate 180,000 girls aged 10 to 14 will be expensive (S$81 million and S$108 million) and the question of cost-effectiveness arises.


The vaccines' efficacy period is also unknown, but scientists have determined it to be no more than 6.4 years; not enough to cover the recommended 17 years from age nine to 26. Hence, vaccination will only postpone, not prevent, the cancer.


The vaccines' ability to prevent new cases is lower than the Pap smear's.
The vaccines do not protect against the remaining HPV types, leaving a 30 per cent chance of being exposed to the cancer.


The Singapore Healthy Ministry should track possible adverse effects because reports from monitoring centres WARN of serious and fatal effects on young Americans. Pap smears should not be relegated because they are not limited by a period of effectiveness, incur the lower rate of new cases and are safe. They are effective and cheap at S$15 to S$40 each time. 


The Singapore Cancer Society even offers free Pap smears. So it may be more cost-effective to spend on increasing the awareness and use of Pap smears .


To reduce cervical cancer, information about all methods of prevention must be offered.
Public education must emphasise the role of sexual abstinence and sexually transmitted diseases, and explain the importance of Pap smears even after resorting to HPV vaccinations. Only then should the role of HPV vaccinations be explained.


Otherwise, parents, girls and young women may be lulled into a false sense of security and inadvertently reverse the cancer's declining trend. --Edmund Leong ,The Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Cancer Society.

Cancer Statistics TEN MOST FREQUENT CANCERS IN SINGAPORE Top 10 cancers affecting Singapore men Site Ranking No. Colo-rectum 1 4456 Lung 2 4062 Prostate 3 2860 Liver 4 1897 Stomach 5 1579 Skin (including Melanoma) 6 1404 Lymphoma 7 1247 Nasopharynx 8 1158 Kidney & Other Urinary 9 821 Bladder 10 759 Top 10 cancers affecting Singapore women Site Ranking No. Breast 1 7781 Colo-rectum 2 3750 Lung 3 2057 Corpus Uteri 4 1574 Ovary 5 1455 Skin (including Melanoma) 6 1136 Stomach 7 1113 Cervix Uteri 8 993 Lymphoma 9 960 Thyroid 10 808 Source: Singapore Cancer Registry, Interim Report (Trends In Cancer Incidence In Singapore 2006-2010)

(NaturalNews) Several doctors and women's groups in India are lambasting advertisements puts out by drug giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Merck for their human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. Objecting to the claims being made that the vaccine protects against cervical cancer, The Sama Resource Centre for Women and Health, Saheli Women's Resource Centre, and a group of doctors are sounding the alarm that the ads are misleading and inaccurate. Marketed in the United States as Gardasil, the HPV vaccine is being touted by its manufacturers as the greatest thing since sliced bread as far as preventing cervical cancer. Even in India, the marketing campaign for the vaccine has been so successful that pediatricians all over the country are urging parents to have their adolescent daughters vaccinated. Budev Chandra Das, a professor of biomedical research at Delhi University, and Dr. Sidharth Sahni, a surgical oncology  consultant at Artemis Health Institute, have both been questioning the legitimacy of the vaccine, noting that there are many different types of HPV that the vaccine does not prevent and that there are other conditions that cause cervical cancer besides HPV. The vaccine is allegedly only effective on young girls who have never had sex, another important piece of information that doctors and researchers are saying GSK and Merck have failed to effectively communicate. Rather than divulge the truth of the matter, the two drug companies seem only to be interested in convincing as many people as possible to get the vaccine. Vani Subramaniam from the Saheli Women's Resource Centre also pointed out that the drug giants have concealed the truth about the many horrific side effects caused by the vaccine. Merck's public list of Gardasil's side effects include headache, fever, vomiting, fainting, breathing problems, seizures, chronic fatigue, chest pains, and stomach pain, just to name a few. Many young women and girls in the U.S. have developed severe, debilitating conditions after receiving their Gardasil shots. Aside from the known side effects, some girls have become paralyzed while others have developed chronic illness that has left them unable to function properly. Many girls have actually died from receiving Gardasil shots. The harm caused by Gardasil is obscene, leaving one to wonder how such a dangerous product can continue to be marketed and sold legally with no repercussions on the villains who are perpetrating it on the public. Not only is the vaccine a failure at accomplishing its stated purpose, but it continues to destroy the lives of the next generation of young girls who receive it. Sources for this story include:  http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/76944/Lifestyle/Vaccine+no+gu... Learn more:   http://www.naturalnews.com/028286_Merck_advertising.html#ixzz1vwLS1Vf9

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Vaty (T-755, not real name) is a 71-year old female. About ten  years ago, Vaty had her right thyroid removed and eight months  ago, her left thyroid was removed due to the presence of a  nodule. According to the doctor these were not cancerous. Some time in February 2008, Vaty had frequent urination but  she passed out only a little amount of urine. Sometimes there  was blood in her urine. Vaty felt dizzy, her stomach felt full and  heavy. Everything in her mouth tasted bitter. She went for an  examination at a private hospital. CT Urography and CT scan of her abdomen and pelvis in 3 March  2008 indicated an enlarged and irregular cervix in keeping with  a cervical mass. The cervical mass extends into the right side  of the urinary bladder, producing an irregular mass which  obstructs the right vesicoureteric junction and results in right  hydronephrosis. Two masses were seen in the omentum in the  right side of the abdomen measuring approximately 3-4 cm each.   These represent metastases. There are also pelvic and  para-aortic lymphadenopathy. Vaty was told to have two stents (internal drainage tubes)  inserted into her ureters to facilitate her urine flow (note:   ureters are ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the   urinary bladder). However, the doctor was unable to insert  these stents due to the blockage by the tumour. Vanty was  then referred to another surgeon who did a biopsy of her  tumour.  The cervical punch biopsies confirmed clinical  diagnosis of the cancer of the cervix. The surgeon told  the family members that there was no hope and the patient  would die soon. Vanty was advised to undergo palliative  chemotherapy and radiotherapy.  However, these treatments would not do much for her either.  Vaty declined further medical intervention and her children  (daughters and sons) came to seek our help on 7 March 2008. On 23 March 2008, Vaty’s two sons told us in greater detail  what had happened during their encounter with the doctors  at the hospital. Chris: What did the doctors tell you when you brought your  mother to see them? Son: For the first visit, I was not there. My two sisters went  with my mother to the hospital. At first we thought it was a  urinary problem. So we went to see a urologist, Dr. A. After  doing some tests, Dr. A said: I really don’t know what is wrong.   But he said that the right kidney was swollen. Dr. A referred my  mother to see Dr. B for further management. Based on his clinical  observations, Dr. B straight away told my sisters that my mother  has cancer and it is at an advanced stage. There is nothing that  can be done. No chance at all. Dr. B advised that my mother be  admitted for a biopsy. Chris: Why did he want to do a biopsy when he already said that it was an advanced stage cancer? Son: This was because the right kidney was swollen and Dr. A  wanted to insert the stents into the ureters . So Dr. B could also  do the biopsy at the same time. He wanted to confirm if the tumor is malignant or not. Chris: Did Dr. A manage to install the stents? Son:  No, the ducts were blocked by the growth. Chris: At that time, was your mother able to urinate? Son:  Yes but after each urination, she felt that not all the  content was discharged. Otherwise she was normal. Chris: Why did the doctor want to put the stent then? Anyway,  was Dr. B able to do the biopsy? Son: Yes. The biopsy was done. I was there in the hospital. The  doctor performed the blood tests, ECG and had the scans done. Dr. B said all the tests gave normal results.  Dr. B told me that  my mother has advanced stage cancer (even before seeing the  biopsy result) and I have to send her for chemotherapy and  radiotherapy. It she does not go for these treatments, the growth  will block the kidneys and my mother will not be able to urinate.  She will go into a comatose stage and die. This can happen  within the next few weeks. Chris: What? Die with the next few weeks? Son: Yes, that was what the doctor said. Chris: But your mother was still able to urinate you said. Son:  Dr. B said there will be a blockage later as the tumor  grows. I asked him what are we supposed to do now?  Dr. B replied:  Nothing – only chemotherapy and  radiotherapy.  Then I asked:What are the chances?   He replied: No chance – radiotherapy and  chemotherapy would not help. Chris: That being the case, why did the doctor want your  mother to go for chemotherapy and radiotherapy? Son: The doctor said the treatment can make her urinate  and she would not be in pain. This would prevent her going  into coma. It she doesn’t go for chemotherapy and  radiotherapy, she will die within the next few weeks. Chris: What was your reaction after hearing all these? Son: I told Dr. B I would go back home and discuss the matter  with my family. I then left. (Note: The family decided to seek  our help and Vaty was started on herbs.) After I came to  see you, I went back to see Dr. B again. The main purpose  was to get the biopsy result. I told Dr. B that we had decided  not to go for chemotherapy or radiotherapy. I told him: We  have gone to see Dr. Chris and we have started giving my  mother his herbs. Dr. B immediately said: No, no, the herbs  wouldn’t work. Chris: Was he angry when you said you were going for herbs? Son: No, but he straight away said that it definitely wouldn’t  help. He insisted that my mother go for chemotherapy and  radiotherapy. Actually I sensed that he was a bit annoyed  with me. He said: Bring your brother and sisters here and  I’ll explain to them. I countered by saying: You said  radiotherapy and chemotherapy wouldn’t work either.  Furthermore, people say that these treatments would be  painful and have side effects. Dr. B replied: No, no, there  would be no pain at all. I replied: My mother is already  71 years old.  The doctors still insisted that my mother go  for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Though these  treatments wouldn’t help, Dr. B said: It is better to do  the treatment. Second son: It does not make any sense at all. How Doctor’s Comments Affect Patients  and  Their Family Members Chris: Just tell me honestly, right from your heart, how do  you feel about the comments made by Dr. B? Son:  I was very depressed and at the same time very angry.  You know, the way he put it is very depressing. The way he  delivered the message – whether my mother is going to do  chemotherapy or not, she is doing to die. He used the word  die, die, die so many times and he had no concern at all how  this word affected me. For him, my mother is just another  patient. Chris:  Why were you angry? Son:  In my work, I have encountered many doctors,  especially the pediatricians – they showed so much concern  for the children, but this guy (Dr.B), he had no compassion at  all.  In five minutes he used the word die, die, die so many times.  I was really angry and told myself, it was lucky that I did not  bring my mother along when I came to see him. Just imagine  how my mother would feel if she was to hear all these from  the doctor. Second son: When we came to see you, the way you talked  to us, made us so very confident. That is what a doctor  should be. Comments:  God was wise when He gave man the liberty to  do whatever man wants. God only kept to Himself the  prerogative to determine when and how man would die.  Unfortunately, in spite of that, some men still play God. Let me highlight some points for you to ponder on. 1. According to the doctor, without chemo-radiation,  Vaty will go into coma within a few weeks based on the idea that the urinary tubes will be blocked by the tumour.    The question is: what if the tubes are not blocked?   According to the doctor this is going to happen within a  few weeks. What does a “few weeks” means? As of this  writing (more than two weeks), Vaty is still able to urinate.    Are we to imagine that in the next two weeks Vaty is  going to pass off slowly? 2.  Whether Vaty undergoes chemo-radiation or not, the  treatment would not alter the prognosis. Vaty is going to die. That being said, what is the use of insisting that Vaty go for  such treatments then? According to the doctor, it is better to do it. Would you want to ask: What is so better about it?   Or is it just because the textbook says so – when you have  cancer you must do go for chemotherapy and radiotherapy!  3.  Dr. B said there would be no pain or side effects when  this 71-year old Vaty undergo chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Do you believe him?  4.  In our latest book: Cancer Why They Live, we wrote  about perceived unhappiness of patients towards their doctors.   Doctors behaved in such a manner that patients and their  family members felt disappointed and even betrayed.  Vaty’s son felt the same way. Can you figure out why Dr. B  was insisting that Vaty is going to die? All of us know that  doctors are no gods and there is that much anyone can do. But why is there a need to be so insensitive? Even in the  face of imminent death, good words would go a long way  to comfort the unfortunate. Why can’t doctors be gentle  and more compassionate towards their patients? Patients  come to them with full faith and trust. Whatever help and  reassurance given would go a long way to comfort them.  Why keep on insisting that she is going to die?  5.  When Vaty first came to see us she presented with  “cutting” pain in the right abdomen, poor appetite and being  unable to sleep. She felt tired when climbing the stairs. She   felt breathless and wheezed. She had stomach discomforts  due to wind and she burped a lot. She felt like vomiting and  that something was stuck in her throat. There was some  bleeding and she had bitter taste in her mouth.  6.  After two weeks on the herbs, Vaty felt better. Her  burping was less. Her appetite improved and she was able  to sleep well. She was not breathless anymore and there  was less wheezing. Her bleeding had stopped after taking  the Pain Tea for two days. There were no more pain in her  legs and no more backaches. The numbness that she felt  earlier was also gone after a week on the herbs. The feeling  of tightness in her throat was better.  In short, Vaty’s health  had improved after taking the herbs. Are we going to imagine  and say that within the next few weeks Vaty is going to go   into coma?  7.  Vaty’s sons and daughters brought their mother to see  us with good reason. One of  Vaty’s son is a friend of  Nathan’s son (who came to see us about his father’s bone  cancer in December 1999). Nathan and his family was told  by his oncologist to get his papers in order because he only  had six months to live. Nathan was on morphine every four  hours and was not even able to lie down to sleep. Two weeks  on the herbs, Nathan was able to walk to our centre. It has  been eight years now and Nathan is well (or medically they  say he is CURED!). He is able to lead a normal life. While we  cannot guarantee that Vaty is going to be like Nathan, there  is, however, a sense of hope when she was brought to see  us.  On our part, we have seen many, many people being  blessed like Nathan! So we never give up hope for  such people!  8.  After the herbs, Vaty felt better. To me and also to the  rest of the family, we understand what that means. One of  Vaty’s son said: I work in Kuala Lumpur and every week I  come back to see my mother. I could see the difference in  my mother’s face. She is getting better. And getting better   is all that matters. Vaty can once again begin to lead a  normal life – for a while or for a much longer time (hopefully  more than a few weeks!). NO, the doctors would scream –   feeling better is not scientific! It is not a cure. I agree! In  order not to mislead anyone, I have told Vaty’s  family  members: Even if she is feeling better, it does not mean  that the cancer is cured. The cancer is still there. But  under the circumstances that we are in, what choice do we  have? Would going for chemo-radiation be a better choice?  Would enduring the toxic side-effects of chemo-radiation be  a better option than taking herbs?  9. Family members of most cancer patients fully agree with  me that what matters most is their loved one does not  suffer while still alive. So to be able to eat well, sleep well  and move about, are all that they would hope for. And they  would be happy and grateful for that. All of us eventually die.  So death is not a consideration. We always remind patients  that we cannot win our battle against death. We have to  accept death as a natural process with grace.  But the  die-hard medical view is different. Die-hard doctors want to   conquer death or postpone death if they can and by any  means. These die-hards believe that their medicine and their  technology can do that. Often they fail miserably when it  comes to cancer. For more reports on cancer, click http://cacare.com/index.php?searchword=cervical+cancer&option=com_search&Itemid=   Cervical Cancer FAQ You Can Give Me Anything Except Chemo or Radiotherapy Surgery and Radiotherapy Did Not Cure Cervical Cancer:  Recurrence After Twelve Years To Undergo or Not to Undergo Radiotherapy / Chemotherapy? You Can Give Me Anything Except Chemo or  Radiotherapy   Yin was diagnosed with cancer of the cervix in 1999. This was  followed by an operation. Since everything was clean, no  further treatment was indicated. Barely four years later, in  August 2003, Yin suffered severe pains in her backbone.  Consultation with three oncologists yielded the same opinion –  Go for chemotherapy and radiotherapy.  These would not  cure her. The prognosis by these cancer experts was six   months to live! Yin said she would rather die than undergo  chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She took herbs and lived! Read more... Surgery and Radiotherapy Did Not Cure Cervical  Cancer: Recurrence After Twelve Years   An Tee was fifty-five years old when she was diagnosed with  cervical cancer. This was in 1996.She underwent surgery to  remove the cancer and this was followed by twelve external- radiation treatments. In addition, she received internal- radiation treatment. Ten years after this “apparent cure” An  Tee started to cough. Her doctor did not consider anything  amiss and she was told everything was alright. In August  2006, i.e., twelve years after her diagnosis, An Tee was told  that her kidney was not functioning well. A CT scan of the  chest indicated both lungs were studded with numerous  nodular lesions. Read more... To Undergo or Not to Undergo Radiotherapy /  Chemotherapy?   A 64-year-old Indonesian was diagnosed with cancer of the  cervix, Stage 2A. She received radiation treatment and  chemotherapy. The cancer recurred a year after completion  of the treatments. Patient died 1 year 8 months after  diagnosis. A 73-year-old lady from Penang was also  diagnosed with cancer of cervix Stage 2A. She declined  medical treatment and was only on herbs. Two years and  4 months later she was still doing well. Read more...

Vaccinations Cause Cancer

Vaccinations is another of conventional medicine's colossal blunders. The purpose (supposed) of vaccinations is to prevent infectious disease. The problem is there is no scientific evidence that immunizations prevent disease and plenty of evidence they are dangerous. Vaccines are not tested to see if they are carcinogenic, yet we inject these dangerous, toxic concoctions into our children, without knowing whether or not they cause cancer. Recalling that cancer has become the leading cause of death by disease for our young people, perhaps we should be paying MORE attention.
A growing number of researchers are now attributing the epidemics of leukemia, asthma, auto-immune disease, cerebral palsy, infantile convulsions, sudden infant death /crib death syndrome, and childhood cancer to vaccinations. Vaccinations causes cancer in adults as well. Two 2002 studies in the Lancet estimated that up to half of the 55,000 annual cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma can be attributed to polio vaccinations received decades ago.
The dramatic decline of infectious diseases, such as smallpox, diphtheria, and polio, is often cited as proof of vaccinations' effectiveness. The truth is the incidence of infectious disease decreased dramatically before the introduction of vaccines - in other words, vaccines get credit for something they did not do. For example, in 1950, the polio epidemic was at its height in Great Britain. By the time the polio vaccine, supposed to be, was introduced in 1956, polio had already declined by 82 percent.

1.Here is what Australian researcher Viera Scheibner, Ph.D., had to say in her book Vaccination  http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/salud/esp_salud33d.htm , after investigating some 60,000 pages of medical literature on vaccination:
Immunizations, including those practiced on babies, not only did not prevent any infectious diseases; they caused more suffering and more deaths than has any other human activity in the entire history of medical intervention .


2.From Canada, Canadian physician, Dr. Guylaine Lanctot, author of of the bestseller The Medical Mafia puts it this way:
The medical authorities keep lying. Vaccination has been an assault on the immune system. It actually causes a lot of illnesses . we are actually changing our genetic code through vaccination . . . 100 years from now we will know that the biggest crime against humanity was vaccines.
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3.Renowned pediatrician and author Dr. Robert Mendelsohn was equally direct in his book Confessions of a Medical Heretic :
Much of what you have been led to believe about immunization simply isn't true. If I were to follow my deeper convictions, I would urge you to reject all inoculations for your child . . . There is no convincing scientific evidence that mass inoculations can be credited with eliminating any childhood disease.

4. Medical researcher Juan Manuel Martinez Mendez, M.D., writing in the August/September 2004 Townsend Letter (a respected examiner of medical alternatives), said :
These chronic disease, including hay fever, asthma, cancer, and AIDS, are the result of wrong interventions upon the organism by conventional medicine . . . the immune systems of the Western population, through strong chemical drugs and repeated vaccinations, have broken down . . . medicine, instead of curing diseases, is actually the cause of the degeneration of the human race.


Vaccines contain mercury compounds, formaldehyde, and aluminum that are known to cause cancer. Aluminum causes cancer by displacing iron from its protective proteins, raising the level of free iron in the body, and triggering intense inflammation, free radical generation, and lipid peroxidation. vaccines also contain viruses, and certain viruses have been associated with cancer. For example, we know that a monkey virus SV 40, found in polio vaccine, has been proven to cause cancer and to be responsible for an outbreak of lung, brain, bone, and lymphatic cancers in those people who received polio vaccines decades ago. In addition, vaccines drive cancer by depressing body immunity ; strong immunity is critical to defending ourselves against cancer.

In addition to being dangerous, no vaccines has ever been proven in double-blind, placebo-controlled studies to be effective, the existing evidence indicates they are not effective. Given they are dangerous and of unproven effectiveness, it is unconscionable that by the time a child starts kindergarten s(he) will have received more doses of vaccines. Of many doses, will be given during the first 18 months of life when a baby's body and brain are undergoing massive development. This helps to explain the EXPLOSION! of neurological and immune system disorders in our children, and almost certainly contributes to the EXPLOSION! of childhood cancer.

Take Your Kids to a Veterinarian: why?

Vaccines: Veterinarians Are Better Than Human Doctors

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Veterinarians and pediatricians have a great deal in common. Both are highly qualified medical professionals with similar years of education. Both often struggle to determine what is wrong with their patients since pets, like little people, cannot communicate what hurts. Their jobs are not easy, but the premise of their work is simple: Support the health of those in their care and abide by the oath: "First, do no harm."

Wellness checkups for babies and pets are often synchronized with routine vaccination schedules. Before a shot is given, the consent of the caretaker is required. For human patients, this is where discussions with the doctor can turn dark. Parents are aware of others who have been discharged from a medical practice for questioning vaccines and are wary of bringing up their concerns. Their fears are not unfounded. According to a 2005 survey of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), when faced with parents who refuse immunization, pediatricians reported that they always (4.8 percent) or at least sometimes (18.1 percent) tell parents that they will no longer serve as the child's physician. Pet owners, on the other hand, have latitude to discuss their vaccination concerns. In many cases, refusing a vaccination has the full support of their vet.

When it comes to dogs, veterinarian professionals can tailor the vaccination schedule to the pet. The Canine Vaccine Guidelines and Recommendations offer suggestions about shots for puppies and adult dogs. Vaccines are categorized as core (recommended for all dogs); non-core (those that are optional); and not recommended (due to poor efficacy and unacceptable risk of side effects). The guidelines recognize vaccination as a medical procedure that needs to be individualized based on the animal's geographic and lifestyle exposure. Veterinarian professional organizations allow flexibility and encourage doctors to extend vaccination intervals whenever necessary for the safety of the pet.

Most veterinarians agree house pets should be assessed yearly and vaccines - if given at all - should be tailored to an animal's age, health, and lifestyle. For example, Dr. Matthew J. Toia, Chief Veterinarian Officer for PetLabsMD.com ("Pet-Labs"), a national direct to consumer animal health wellness testing laboratory staffed by licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians, concurs. "An indoor cat with limited exposure to some diseases may never need some of the common vaccinations. For instance, Lyme's disease, a regional illness for outside pets in endemic areas, is not necessary for unexposed animals in low risk regions of the country. Cats can forgo this vaccine without an issue."

His comments are supported by two veterinary associations, the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) and the Academy of Feline Medicine (AFM). The Advisory Panel on Feline Vaccines (APFV) has guidelines for the selection and administration of vaccinations for cats. Feline shots fall into two basic categories: core vaccines (those recommended for most cats), and ancillary vaccines (those recommended for only a small percentage of cats.) Both of these organizations encourage cat owners to develop a good relationship with their veterinarian so their cat's vaccination schedule can be openly discussed.

Veterinarians limit the number of vaccines given to puppies on a single visit. A study of more than 1,200 dogs found evidence that the risk of a vaccine-associated adverse event was significantly increased as the number of vaccine doses administered per office visit increased; each additional vaccine significantly increased risk of an adverse event by 27 percent in dogs under10 kg (22 lb) and 12 percent in dogs over 10 kg. Vets are cautious about giving multiple vaccines on one office visit.

Unlike their animal doctor counterparts, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), endorses universal immunization and follows a one-size-fits-all vaccination schedule. The AAP not only assumes that all vaccines are necessary, pediatricians assume that children can all equally tolerate all vaccines given in the standard schedule. As many as six doses - and 18 vaccine antigens - can be given at the same time. The Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that if a dose is not administered "on time" at the routine two, four and six month checkups, the shot should be given at the next visit. Every dose is considered to be so essential that the ACIP has created a 'catch up' schedule for children who have missed even one shot.

Parents have become alarmed by the large number of injections given at one time. To by-pass their psychological concerns, manufacturers have created combination vaccines, such as Pediarix and Comvax, to trick parents into believing that their baby is "only" getting one shot at a time. Pediarix is actually three vaccines in one shot (DTaP, hepatitis B and polio) and Comvax combines the hepatitis B and HiB vaccine into one shot. The ACIP states that, "The use of combination vaccines is preferred over separate injections of its equivalent vaccine components". The AAP backs up this recommendation, urging combination vaccines to "improve timely vaccination coverage." Both ACIP and AAP overlook a potentially serious problem with combination shots: If a reaction occurs, it is impossible to determine which vaccine caused the side effect. Animal doctors have figured this out. The Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) recommends using single dose vaccines because "increasing the number of antigens in a vaccine also increases the probability associated adverse events."

Most pediatricians seem to have a "vaccinate no matter what" approach to childhood immunizations rather than ensuring the safety and appropriateness of the individual child. The AAP encourages pediatricians to "work individually and collectively at local and national levels to ensure that all children receive all childhood immunizations on time." This includes giving vaccines to children, even when they are sick. According to the most recent "General Recommendations for Vaccination", published in 2006 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there are few reasons for delaying vaccination. In fact, the guidelines state, "Among the most common conditions often inappropriately considered contraindications are diarrhea, minor upper-respiratory tract illnesses (including otitis media) with or without fever, mild-to-moderate local reactions to a previous dose of vaccine, current antimicrobial therapy, and the convalescent phase of an acute illness." Pediatricians, at the behest of the CDC and the AAP, follow the CDC's instructions to use of every encounter as an opportunity to vaccinate.

When animals are sick, most vets choose to err on the side of safety. Vaccines are delayed until the pet is healthy to minimize the risk of a reaction. According to PetEducation.com, the decision to vaccinate a sick animal should be made on an individual basis. The vet determines if a shot is appropriate by performing a physical examination and possibly obtaining laboratory tests to aid in the decision. Not so with children. According to the CDC, a routine physical exam and taking a temperature is no longer a prerequisite before vaccinating. If a child appears in the doctor's office, vaccination should proceed.

Avoiding over-vaccination: Vaccine Titers
Many vets are concerned about the potential for side effects and complications from unnecessary shots and boosters. They order a blood test, called a titer, to determine the need for additional vaccinations. A vaccine titer is test that measures the level of an antibody in the blood, a component usually induced by vaccination. A titer is reported as a ratio of one to a number. The higher that number, the better. For example, a titer of 1:5 is a low titer, and generally implies a susceptibility to disease. A titer of 1:1,000,000 is a very high titer, and implies immunity. It is generally accept that a high titer indicates further vaccination is unnecessary.

While useful as a guide, titer levels have limitations. They only measure one component of the immune system so the level of full protection is unknown. Antibodies cannot be distinguished between those generated by vaccination from those developed after recovery from a disease. Except where vaccination is required by law, all animals can have serum antibody titers measured to determine the need for booster shots. Testing is especially important for pets that have previously experienced an adverse reaction. While not all vets agree with checking antibody titers, the test is available for pet owners who prefer not to follow the conventional practice of annual boosters.

While veterinary medical associations are advocates of vaccination, they insist that immunization is only one component of an individualized, health-care plan for pets. One organization that wants to assist owners in their quest for healthy pets is PetLabsMD.com, the first and only national company to offer consumer-direct laboratory testing. Pet owners can actively participate in the health and wellness for their pets. Tests can be ordered directly through the internet by owners at substantial savings. PetLabsMD.com offers hundreds of screening tests, from preventive profiles for cancer, to tests for infectious diseases, diabetes, nutritional deficiencies, and vaccination titers.

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Vets vs Peds: A Interesting Comparison
Unlike the AAP that routinely denies any connection between vaccines, adverse events and side effects, the Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents (COBTA) at the American Veterinary Medical Association concludes that vaccines can cause problems and should be individualized. The following is an excerpt of their policy:

"There are insufficient data available to scientifically determine a single best vaccination protocol regimen for application to all animals globally. Despite significant advances in our knowledge of antigens and antigen presentation, gaps still remain in our under-standing of the immune system's acute and chronic reaction to multiple vaccinations. The body of knowledge surrounding the genetic variability within individual breeds or species and the resulting idiopathic responses to vaccination (including vaccine-associated adverse reactions), is increasing but remains too inconclusive to make specific recommendations appropriate for all patients. Consequently, COBTA believes that a customized approach to recommended vaccination protocols is the safest and most effective method to medically address the increasing diversity in patients presented for immunization."
It appears that veterinarians are more prudent about vaccination than their pediatrician counterparts. A comparison of Vets to Peds can be summarized as follows:

Veterinarians consider pets as individuals. Vaccines are customized to their needs and lifestyles. For example, dogs that have allergies are often vaccinated less, given smaller doses or not vaccinated at all. If any adverse reaction was experienced from a vaccine, vets are cautious about future vaccines. Unfortunately, the same level of individual tailoring and caution is not found in the pediatric community.
To avoid over vaccinating, vets often request vaccine titers. Pediatricians do not offer vaccine titers for children; in fact, all vaccines are mandated for all kids, at the risk of expulsion from the medical practice for refusing.
Veterinarians acknowledge that vaccines can cause serious adverse reactions, including well-documented cancers in cats: feline leukemia and feline sarcomas. Pediatricians rarely, if ever, acknowledge an association between vaccines and asthma, eczema, seizures, gastric reflux, strokes, cancer and autism. Parents are told a side effect is not caused by a recent vaccine; tens of thousands of dollars of medical tests and procedures are ordered to prove it.
Most veterinarians seem to understand that a one-size-fits-all vaccine policy is not appropriate. Not so for people doctors.

It's time for pediatricians, the AAP, the CDC, the ACIP and all others involved with human vaccination programs to acknowledge that vaccines have risks and can cause serious harm, including death. If animal doctors can work with owners to individualize vaccination schedules, to avoid over-vaccinating though vaccine titers, and to encourage participatory care, human doctors need to start doing the same. Parents need to demand care that is as good for their children as it is for their pets.