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March 2015 Moms
Vitamin K shot at birth
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Re: Vitamin K shot at birth
Vitamin K and childhood cancer: a report from the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study.
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The relationship between neonatal vitamin K received by the intramuscular (i.m.) route and the development of leukaemia or other cancers was investigated as part of a national case-control study of childhood cancer, using data abstracted from obstetric and neonatal records. The analyses included 2530 children diagnosed with cancer before 15 years of age, 1174 of whom had leukaemia and 4487 control children without cancer. Overall, 39% of cases and 42% of controls had records of i.m. vitamin K administration, while 24% of cases and 22% of controls had no record of whether or not they had received vitamin K. Using subjects who received i.m. vitamin K as the baseline group, our analyses found no association between the administration of i.m. vitamin K and either leukaemia or other cancers as a group. We conclude that there is no convincing evidence that neonatal vitamin K administration, irrespective of the route by which it is given, influences the risk of children developing leukaemia or any other cancer.
@etoille Wow, easy now. I'm going to agree that you're a bit out of line. Yes, I understand the frustration, and the nonsense of the trolling lately, but the original comment rubbed me wrong and this one to @koshveily was harsh--she's done nothing to deserve that. And fwiw, I saw the baby dust comment earlier, but also saw the apology, because hey, she's human and didn't know.
Yep. I'm a newb. I make some Bump faux pas. And, because someone clearly explained why it was considered a no-no to make the comments I made, I now understand and it did change my personal opinions. We can't assume that just because one person refuses to learn from logic that all people refuse to learn. I just hate to see truth ignored because of execution.
Wouldn't it be awesome if we could demonstrate to @cmlhampton why this idea that info from chiropractors should not trump information from dozens of agencies who've researched diseases for decades... And possibly even change her mind? To me, it's absolutely worth a shot.
@etoille, my apologies for telling you how to post on a public forum. You are correct that you have every right to say whatever you want to whomever you want. Maybe I am being naïve in thinking that a good argument can stand on it's own without needing to add that your opponent is the dumbest person alive for thinking differently... And I'm okay with that. In my experience, those additives do more damage to a point than they do to validate it.
I very much have the same concerns that you do regarding vaccinations. It's this anti-vax movement that is bringing back viruses that have been eradicated in the US for decades. The argument that vaccines are causing things like autism is just not enough evidence for me not to vaccinate. A person can live a long and functioning life with autism... But many of the viruses we vaccinate against will kill or permanently cripple a person. At the end of the day, that's what it comes down to for me.
Additionally, we have to realize that there are some unfortunate families with children who are not well enough to be able to vaccinate... A perfectly healthy child carrying the virus because their parents wouldn't vaccinate poses a risk to those innocent children who can't possibly fight off an infection from one of these viruses.
It's just selfish not to think about how your actions truly affect those around you.