Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:28 am BY LETS TALK


MICROCHIP IMPLANTS CAUSE FAST-GROWING, MALIGNANT TUMORS IN LAB ANIMALS

Damning research could spell the end of VeriChip

The Associated Press will issue a breaking story this weekend revealing that microchip implants have induced cancer in laboratory animals and dogs, says privacy expert and long-time VeriChip opponent Dr. Katherine Albrecht.

As the AP will report, a series of research articles spanning more than a decade found that mice and rats injected with glass-encapsulated RFID transponders developed malignant, fast-growing, lethal cancers in up to 1% to 10% of cases. The tumors originated in the tissue surrounding the microchips and often grew to completely surround the devices, the researchers said.

Albrecht first became aware of the microchip-cancer link when she and her "Spychips" co-author, Liz McIntyre, were contacted by a pet owner whose dog had died from a chip-induced tumor. Albrecht then found medical studies showing a causal link between microchip implants and cancer in other animals. Before she brought the research to the AP's attention, none of the studies had received widespread public notice.

A four-month AP investigation turned up additional documents, several of which had been published before VeriChip's parent company, Applied Digital Solutions, sought FDA approval to market the implant for humans. The VeriChip received FDA approval in 2004 under the watch of then Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson who later joined the board of the company.

Under FDA policy, it would have been VeriChip's responsibility to bring the adverse studies to the FDA's attention, but VeriChip CEO Scott Silverman claims the company was unaware of the research.

Albrecht expressed skepticism that a company like VeriChip, whose primary business is microchip implants, would be unaware of relevant studies in the published literature.
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http://www.antichips.com/press-releases/microchip-imlants-tumors.html

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:14 pm BY Puttin510

I was told that it was just the new micro chips that are being used to insert in humans that are causing cancer. Not the same exact chip as in what we use for dogs.

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:39 pm BY LETS TALK



Hi and welcome to the forum :D

Actually, the jury seems to be still out on all of the chips and there is a lot of controversy on them right now. I have not had Lil-Lea done, but my circumstances with her are very different than most.

I am 64 and although I do go out to the stores for various things, such as PetSmart , grocery shopping, get my hair done and things like that, I do not go out often and only some of those places are where I can take Lil-Lea. :what:

So, she stays home in the house with Rick, (hubby) She hates the lawn and just wants to be picked up all the time. And since she has her indoor potty, the only place she goes outside, is the deck to sit with Rick or myself when we go out to sit. Rick smokes outside, so she usually will always go out there with him several times a day and sits on his lap or if the sun is strong, she will bask in it on the deck floor :)

So, I am not really worried as I would be if she had a *normal dog life* instead of an *normal human child life* :roll:
She is so small at 5-6lb that I just worry way too much about what it cold or might do to her.

But, I am watching closely to see what transpires with all this.............there seems to be a war going on between manufactures, veterinarian's, and others in the field or connected with it. So, I guess we can either just take a wait and see attitude...... or chance it and go for it....... As if the food scare is not bad enough, and we need one more thing to worry about, eh :?: