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Some investigators have attributed the increase to environmental radiation from sources such as nuclear power plants. However, the report suggests that the real reason for the higher rates may be "increased detection of subclinical disease." "New tests are available to detect abnormalities that we never saw in the past," says the coauthor of the national report, Dr. Louise Davies, an assistant professor of surgery at Dartmouth Medical School. Ultrasound scans and needle biopsies can detect nodules as small as 2 millimeters (mm), one-quarter of the size of a pencil eraser.

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Nuclear Radiation The fifth big cancer-causing environmental factor of modern living is environmental radiation left over from nuclear testing and other bomb-related activities. There are many people who have filed lawsuits against the U.S. government for their exposure to nuclear radiation, and they call themselves "downwinders." These people lived in areas of the country that were downwind of nuclear testing done primarily in the 1950s and 1960s. Many of these downwinders have already died of cancer, or are currently fighting cancer as a result.

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Part of this energy circulates through the acupuncture meridians while the surplus radiates out, forming an etheric field, or the inner aura, and protects us from harmful environmental radiation or microbes. For the body, bioenergy holds the blueprint that guides the growth and maintenance of all body structure; it is the "glue" that holds the cells together, the energy of organization. Acupuncture points are like transformers or inflow points of bioenergy from the meridians into the tissue structure.

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Radiation: Some meat products are contaminated by environmental radiation from nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl. Radiation is carcinogenic. The meat products of four countries that export significant amounts to the United States have been shown to have trace levels of radioactivity because of the 1986 Chernobyl explosion. Such products include canned ham from Poland, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Brazil (which processes European meats), as well as other meat and poultry products from Finland and Switzerland.

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Endometrial: Early menstruation; late menopause; never pregnant; estrogen exposure, estrogen replacement therapy without progesterone; Tamoxifen; diabetes, gallbladder disease, hypertension, and obesity of cancer can be caused by a variety of factors, ranging from air pollution and tobacco smoke, to environmental radiation and industrial chemicals such as asbestos, benzene, and vinyl chloride, to naturally occurring substances such as aflatoxins (toxins produced by fungus commonly found in peanuts, corn, milk, and other foods), as well as the body's own production of free radicals.

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In wake of ever-increasing environmental radiation contamination, ginseng may be an appropriate prophylactic against radiation exposure. TOXICOLOGY The problem of quality control makes toxicology difficult to address. This is exemplified by a 1979 JAMA article entitled "Ginseng abuse syndrome".62 In this article, a number of side-effects are reported, including: • hypertension • euphoria • nervousness • insomnia • skin eruptions • morning diarrhea.

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Although the medical community expresses some concern for radiation hazards due to diagnostic x-rays, background environmental radiation has largely been downplayed. The subtle effects of radiation, aside from the production of leukemia and certain cancers by very high exposure levels, is not well understood; nor is it considered to be a common source of illness. Similarly, petrochemicals and their many derivatives are an increasing source of undiagnosed toxicities that have been finding their way into our environment.

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Furthermore, miso soup, as well as whole grains and seaweeds, seems to detoxify radiation poisoning and is a specific for environmental radiation poisoning and exposure to X rays. For these and many other reasons, miso soup is one of the most important therapeutic foods we have and is recommended for anyone who is trying to recover his health.

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In the wake of ever-increasing environmental radiation contamination, ginseng use may be an appropriate preventive measure. Dosage The appropriate dose of ginseng depends on the ginsenoside content; if an extract or ginseng preparation contains high concentrations of ginsenosides (and presumably other active components), a lower dose will suffice. Currently, almost no quality control is imposed on ginseng products marketed in the United States. Independent research and published studies clearly document the tremendous variation in ginsenoside content of commercial preparations.

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Two-thirds of these exposures were attributed to radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas that emanates from certain rocks and soil, and is now recognized as the largest source of environmental radiation.

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