Doctors calls for urgent study in possible Covid-19 vaccines link
Retired haematologist , Dr Doreen Brady-West has joined the calls for an urgent study to be done to see if there is any link in the rise in cancer cases with the widescale use of the Covid-19 vaccine during the pandemic.
According to several health experts, new cancer cases among young people have been increasing sharply. Early-onset cancers, defined as cancer cases diagnosed in people under 50, have increased globally by a staggering 79 per cent.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million deaths in 2022. Over 35 million new cancer cases are predicted in 2050, a 77% increase from the estimated 20 million cases in 2022.
“The estimated number of people who were alive within five years following a cancer diagnosis was 53.5 million. About 1 in 5 people develop cancer in their lifetime, approximately 1 in 9 men and 1 in 12 women die from the disease,” the WHO found.
Dr Brady-West’s call mirrors that of researchers of the study SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and the Multi-Hit Hypothesis of Oncogenesis which was published in December 2023 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the world’s foremost medical research centers.
“After reviewing the available literature, we are particularly concerned that certain COVID-19 vaccines may generate a pro-tumorigenic milieu (i.e., a specific environment that could lead to neoplastic transformation) that predisposes some (stable) oncologic patients and survivors to cancer progression, recurrence, and/or metastasis,” the researchers found.
The researchers utilised several methods in forming their conclusion, including reviewing growing evidence and safety reports filed to Vaccine Adverse Effects Report System (VAERS). The reports reviewed suggests that some cancer patients experienced disease exacerbation or recurrence following COVID-19 vaccination.
“In light of the above and because some of these concerns (i.e., alteration of oncogenic pathways, promotion of inflammatory cascades, and dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin system) also apply to cancer patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, we encourage the scientific and medical community to urgently evaluate the impact of both COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination on cancer biology and tumor registries, adjusting public health recommendations accordingly,” the researchers recommended.
Cancer of the breast is the most common cancer among Jamaican women. There were 1208 new cases of Breast cancer in Jamaica in 2020. The FCR was unable to ascertain the current number of cases. Prostate cancer is the most frequent cancer in Jamaica and is associated with the most cancer deaths. There were 1561 new cases of prostate cancer in Jamaica in 2020.
Dr Brady-West in noting that the link between cancer and the vaccine was being made in a reputable publication, also called for similar studies to be done locally.
“You can’t make policy decisions based on feelings or because you get a sense of something, it is better to do the research so that other people can look at it and query it and question it and verify it,” she told the Freedom Come Rain.
She noted however that one of the major problems globally is that there are those with a vested interest in not getting this sort of research done. The same is true for research relating to sudden deaths.
“You do the research, but some research that is done is not going to get published. That is the kind of time in which we are living. Good research can be done, but if the results are not what the elites, the people in control wants, it is not going to get published, so that’s also another challenge,” she said.
The haematologist referenced the recent announcement by Meta boss, Mark Zuckerberg, that he bowed to pressure from the Biden administration to “censor” content on Facebook and Instagram during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Brady-West said she had been locked out of facebook several times because of the content she posted.
