Vegan Front Group

I heard an odd ad on KEX Radio tonight, so I decided to look into it (what can I say, I'm a research dork).

The group goes by the name, "The Cancer Project."
They say,
"The Cancer Project has two main goals: First, we aim to make cancer prevention a top priority. Just as important, we want to improve survival after cancer has been diagnosed by providing comprehensive information about the role of dietary factors in keeping people healthy."

They even claim to have Anthony Hopkins and Sarah Landon as spokespeople. Sounds good, right?

They go on,
"The Cancer Project provides classes, books, video programs, fact sheets, brochures, and other educational materials on cancer prevention and survival. We also conduct clinical research studies to investigate dietary issues and publicize the need for cancer prevention and the value of healthy diet changes."

They have all kinds of great PSA's about preventing everything from ovarian cancer to obesity in children.

Wow, great group right?

It turns out, the "healthy diet changes" they speak of consists of total veganism. Yup. That's right. No animal products whatsoever. They are actually a front group for militant animal rights activists, giving out "medical" information about the "dangers" of meat and dairy products.

They claim fish oil not only does not help prevent cancer, but poses an "increased risk" factor.
They claim alcohol is so bad that, "even one drink per day increases cancer risk."
They claim "When humans consume meat, dairy products, or fish, they ingest a highly concentrated load of dioxin, which has been linked to several cancers including lymphomas and lung cancer." They do not tell you that dioxin levels have dropped precipitously since the 1970's, and that studies have shown humans must consume large amounts of dioxin (thousands of times more than is legally allowed to be present in FDA inspected meat) for long periods of time before experiencing health effects.

The Cancer Project is an affiliate group of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
According to the Center for Consumer Freedom:
"[The] PCRM is firmly connected with the rabidly anti-medical-research People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which has channeled more than $1.3 million dollars to PCRM since its inception. PCRM president Neal Barnard was, until recently, also the president of the PETA Foundation. PETA runs campaigns to boycott the March of Dimes, the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation because they recognize the value of animal research models in combating diseases. PETA's founding president, Ingrid Newkirk, famously told Vogue magazine: “Even if animal research resulted in a cure for AIDS, we'd be against it.”
Also, according to the CCF,
"PCRM has been linked with FBI-designated terrorist groups, including the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC). Dr. Jerry Vlasak, the ALF “Press Officer” who is known for openly advocating the use of violence to further animal liberation goals, was a PCRM spokesperson when he first called for the “political assassination” of medical research scientists in 2003. “I don’t think you’d have to kill—assassinate—too many,” Vlasak told activists that year. “I think for 5 lives, 10 lives, 15 human lives, we could save a million, 2 million, 10 million non-human lives.” In 2001, PCRM president Neal Barnard co-signed a series of threatening letters with the U.S. president of SHAC, who was convicted on federal terrorism charges in 2006."
"Dr." Vlasak was quietly dismissed sometime after 2006.

Just goes to show, you can't trust what you see or hear.