Viruses

Edward Montague

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Apr 6, 2020, 4:10:38 AM4/6/20

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My categories are becoming mixed, a new topic is required.

Edward Montague

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Apr 6, 2020, 4:13:38 AM4/6/20

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On Monday, April 6, 2020 at 8:10:38 PM UTC+12, Edward Montague wrote:
> My categories are becoming mixed, a new topic is required.

Dr Howard.Temin may never of published any material, prior to
his Nobel prize; hence one may well conclude that he was receiving the prize for his work on viruses.
A recent article has appeared in Scientific American highlighting the ongoing challenges in understanding the mechanisms of cancer; stating that another 100 years maybe required.
Yet the vaccine against the Human Papilloma Virus is quite
effective at reducing the incidence of the associated cancer.

Edward Montague

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Apr 6, 2020, 4:16:04 AM4/6/20

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On Monday, April 6, 2020 at 8:10:38 PM UTC+12, Edward Montague wrote:

> My categories are becoming mixed, a new topic is required.

I've been reviewing the public announcements of Dr.Howard.M.
Temin, nobel recipient.
After consulting with his co recipients, he said that a person
was more likely to get cancer from smoking or radiation.
The the smokers in the audience, which included the royals,
promptly extinguished their cigarettes.

Prior to this, his article in the Jan 1972 edition of Scientific American portrayed a different possibility, this is what I took note.
Eventually Temin and Baltimore acknowledged the validity of
this original interpretation.

A very basic interpretation then, some viruses cause disruptions to the genome, these are passed down through the
generations; to be triggered by some internal or external factor leading to cancers.

Edward Montague

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Apr 6, 2020, 4:50:49 AM4/6/20

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On Monday, April 6, 2020 at 8:10:38 PM UTC+12, Edward Montague wrote:

> My categories are becoming mixed, a new topic is required.

Radiation does indeed cause cancer.
Radiologists measure doses relative to background levels, yet
these are already precariously high, including Infra Red and Ultra
Violet; there are numerous other carcinogens in the environment too.

Another unsettling trend is the increase in children with cancer, reproduction tends to remove genomic errors.
What are the causes:
An increase in background radiation, from many sources.
Emerging viruses.
Prevalence of other carcinogens in the environment, including but not limited to, petroleum by products, organic chlorides [dioxins], tobacco related.
Cross species infections.

A medic said to me that 'a little knowledge is a dangerous
thing', I now agree. Mostly about my lack of knowledge about
the inherent inertia of the established medical profession and
the assumption that knowledge has been effectively and ethically utilized.
A personal crusade in this area is fraught with perils, some
potentially lethal.
The internet has yet to change this situation.

Edward Montague

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Apr 6, 2020, 5:17:58 AM4/6/20

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On Monday, April 6, 2020 at 8:10:38 PM UTC+12, Edward Montague wrote:

> My categories are becoming mixed, a new topic is required.

Correction.

Dr Howard.Temin may not of published any material on smoking
and cancer prior to his Nobel prize.
He did publish at least one article about retroviruses prior
to this, in particular in Scientific American, Jan 1072.
Hence my conclusion that he was receiving the Nobel prize for his work on viruses.

Edward Montague

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Apr 6, 2020, 5:21:03 AM4/6/20

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On Monday, April 6, 2020 at 8:10:38 PM UTC+12, Edward Montague wrote:

> My categories are becoming mixed, a new topic is required.

Correction:

Howard.Temin,
Retroviruses
Scientific American
Jan 1972