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Gaza sees rise in cancer-related deaths
Dr. Itay Gal
Published: 05.04.13, 13:35
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1. western countries have higher rates
e   (04.06.13)
2. Cancer rates for babies and children downwind of Fukushima
Rivkah   (04.06.13)
on the North American West Coast have a higher cancer rate and early death (1/3 more infant deaths than before Fukushima). People in Gaza and America and other places in the world that are toxic from heavy metals, radiation and other toxins need to drink reverse osmosis filtered water or distilled water or get a Seychelle Radiation pitcher filter for water. They need a Chi electric detox ionic device to put into a footbath twice weekly for 12 sessions and then once a month after that. You put your feet into a container with water and the detox device and let the toxins flow out of the feet via the lymphatic circulatory system ion exchange and see the water turn different colors. Orange means the joint toxins are being pulled out of the body. Brown means the liver is being detoxed, etc. There is a range of colors that reflect different stages of the detoxification.
3. Bombing the hand that can heal you
Cynthia ,   USA   (04.06.13)
The love of jihad has caught up with Gazans. Imagine all the millions of dollars wasted on suicide belts, kassam rockets, weapons smuggling tunnels, terror attacks, jihad culture. This money could have funded state of art medical care and diagnostic facilities as well as preventive health programs. They have no one to blame but themselves.
4. Cancer in Gaza
Stuart stone ,   Cherry Hill NJ   (04.06.13)
I'm sure they'll blame Israel, somehow in their twisted logic. This almost sounds like some sort of Devine payback. Maybe they can figure out how to smuggle in some CAT Scanners instead of bombs, thru their tunnels.
5. # 3 Cynthia the same weapons you list from Gaza,
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (04.06.13)
may be the same causes of the cancers in Gaza, of course, hatred speeds the process as does living under mad men who sold the pals as sheep.
6. Maybe some will get treated in Israel,,,,
alsky ,   Toronto   (04.07.13)
and then send in a suicide bomber as a Thank you !
7. sorry.. but i do not understand
daniela ,   panama   (04.07.13)
Dr. Khalid Thabet. He says the increase of cancer is due to pesticides, contaminated water and lack of education and equipment. And he comes out with the idea that the fault is Israels Cast Lead operation. So.. what is it? the water, pesticides, lack of education and equipment or the war??? First, if it is water and pesticides, what is Hamas doing to fix that? and what about educationg people on cancer prevention instead of how to throw stones and blow themselves amid israelis? maybe because diying of cancer is not as ¨rewardable¨as it is to be a shahid??? and what about all the funds they receive from the EU, the arabs ¨brothers¨et all? couldn´t they buy equipment and medicine instead of thousands of missiles??? Keep on blaming others for your problems, and they only keep growing..
8. Hey Gr8 Idea
sam ,   usa   (04.07.13)
Hey Dr Khalid.. Adding uranium to our weapons is such a gr8 idea! Will make sure to do it next time. Thanks for that!
9. What abouth aids..
Beary White ,   Norway   (04.07.13)
..and other sexually transferred diseases? The actions in beds must be of their primary excersis as it has made their population increase that much. So what abouth aids, chlamydia, syfilis, gonorrea, fungus, kondylomes, in addition to cancer?? Will abu mazen blame Israel for those conditions??
10. The Elephant in the room
Israeli grandma   (04.07.13)
Is of course the fact that Arab culture accepts very heavy smoking, from an early age, which we all know by now causes cancer and other nasty ways to die. The murderer imprisoned in Israeli jail who died last week was a classic victim of smoking induced cancer.
11. 12-13% rate is normal
Hugo Schmidt-fischer ,   Berlin   (04.08.13)
Check cancer mortality rates in OECD countries and you will find Gaza cancer rates are not unusual. The article is biased and does not question the preposterous allegations. If anything, the data suggests people in Gaza are fed and suffer similar afflictions as in rest of the world. The author should have pointed this out.
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