MontereyHerald.com : – Cancer almost certainly a result of radiation

 By Peter H. Gott, M.D.
Article Last Updated: 09/28/2007 01:40:22 AM PDT

Dear Dr. Gott: I am a World War II veteran, and after the war I was in the Enewetok bomb tests, where plutonium bombs were being tested. For 18 months, we worked on aircraft that, in some cases, flew through day-old bomb clouds. On one occasion, I was exposed to intense radiation confirmed by a Geiger counter.

Last March, I was operated on to remove a cancerous kidney. Although I am 82 years old, could this be attributed to the radiation exposure? I have had a number of skin cancers removed over the past year.

Dear Reader: Radiation exposure in military establishments in the late 1940s was sometimes extreme. I do not claim to be an expert in the radiation/cancer debate. However, based on your exposure to radiation, I think that your kidney and skin cancers were a direct result. The VA and government will probably deny any connection, but you are not alone: Other serviceman also developed cancer after radiation exposure.

To give you related information, I am sending you copies of my Health Reports “What You Should Know: Skin Cancer” and “Kidney Disorders.” Other readers who would like copies should send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope and $2 for each report to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title(s).

Dear Dr. Gott: Regarding your column about “uncontrollable skunkish gas.” About 9 or 10 years ago, I become aware that chlorophyll tablets are given to patients in nursing homes to prevent the odor of gas. They can be
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obtained at any health food store. The pills do not stop the gas but “kill” the smell of it.

Dear Reader: Good for you to remind me of the benefits of chlorophyll tablets. I am a member of the “chlorophyll generation.” We used the stuff for everything.

I am passing your suggestion on because often I have received hundreds of letters from readers who have uncontrollable stinky gas. Buy chlorophyll, folks.

To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report “Digestive Gas.” Other readers who would like a copy should send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title.

Dear Dr. Gott: I have seen several letters in your column about women suffering from vaginal dryness and asking what they can do about it. I don’t remember where I read this, but it is a wonderful solution for that very thing. Simply insert one glycerin suppository into the vagina before intercourse and problem solved. It is certainly safer and cheaper than hormones.

Dear Reader: Good choice. Glycerin is a safe and effective lubricant. Using it before sexual intercourse is a new remedy for me, but I see no harm in it. Other readers who wish to try this therapy can keep me posted about success or failure.

Write to Dr. Gott c/o United Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th fl., New York, N.Y. 10016.