Seems like a lot of brain tumors 

in people in my life
Seems like a lot of brain tumors in people in my life. I had a cousin die of one in her 30's, a sister-in-law had the pituitary kind removed, a neighbor in his 50's died from one a couple years ago, my brother's mother-in-law died from one a couple years back....

A former coworker became involved with the issue when her mother died from a brain tumor a couple years ago.


The neighbor is the only one I know who probably was around a lot of solvents and such. The rest of them - I have no idea - I've wondered if it's something in the water...

The chemical that would cause such (2-butoxyethanol) wants to get into the water, and the warnings on some containers say to keep out of streams ...

But there is second hand exposure. I really am starting to suspect SARS and the a-typical 'pneumonia' it causes to be a second hand solvent exposure such as to this chemical.

Worst exposure is in the eye membranes. The first case was arriving in Hong Kong after a long flight. Maybe several people were expelling this chemical into to recirculating air of the airplane and it affected him more because he had some exposures previously ... and it 'tipped' him over the edge. Then they say that 20 of the health care professionals taking care of him came down with similar symptoms. Well, were they wearing their air tight goggles?

Pituitary brain tumors? Yes, this is what I would suspect. And even that the headaches are not in the brain, but in the pituitary gland? And when the pain is at the base of the skull, then the thymus where the immune cells are processed.

You see, this chemical causes body to be instantly autoimmune at the point someone has too much. I believe we have a pandemic, unrecognized health crisis on our hands.

Now, of the people you mentioned, how many have the CFS, CFIDS or 'gulf war syndrome' type symptoms? THE FATIGUE? THE GROUCHINESS? Even headaches? http://home.gci.net/~blessing/pages/thefatigue.htm

More importantly, how many of their PARENTS did? World Health Organization shares that children of those harmed by 2-butoxyethanol type chemicals are more at risk for several types of cancer ... and their children for leukemia and brain tumors

Why did I study 2-butoxyethanol?
Regarding your comments on those you know who had brain
tumors ... Could I explore this with them/you?

What type of employment did they or their spouse have?
Any chronic fatigue syndrome ... symptoms in them or parents
prior to their birth?

Your Reply: "I don't really know - seems like the women were mostly housewives - so if there is a problem with toxins in cleaning supplies - that could have been it. The neighbor seemed like did a lot of projects - could have used solvents. I think his was job was as a surveyor.

I did think of another person I know who has a pretty serious brain tumor (age about 50) and is alive and trying to cope. He is an artist. He did some printmaking - could have used solvents and such.
OK

THEN my reply ... these could all have received exposure to the 2-butoxyethanol by their own direct exposure to it: in the cleaning products, in the home improvement products such as paint, and solvents in many products; and in work such as printing business.

Also brick masons have a high risk because the final part of cleaning the completed work entails putting chemicals into water and SPRAYING them. Mist in eyes is the worst exposure

I've recently heard of a print person with serious health ailments that sound like this chemical, though the brain tumor wasn't added in, as far as the wife was sharing.
 

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