Jane's Dust - Gordon, Ronald E.
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Eye-Opening Novel Reveals the Horrors of How an Everyday Household Product Can Lead to Severe Diseases and Health Problems. Dr. Gordon brings attention to the dangers of cosmetic talcum powder in 'Jane's Dust' Talcum powder, marketed as safe by large companies, has been used on baby's bottoms for generations, in deodorants and has been in a host of many personal hygiene and cosmetic products for decades. The authors convey a fictionalized account of one woman's struggle based on over 300 cases Dr. Gordon has been directly involved in that puts cancer victims up against some of America's top…mehr

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Eye-Opening Novel Reveals the Horrors of How an Everyday Household Product Can Lead to Severe Diseases and Health Problems. Dr. Gordon brings attention to the dangers of cosmetic talcum powder in 'Jane's Dust' Talcum powder, marketed as safe by large companies, has been used on baby's bottoms for generations, in deodorants and has been in a host of many personal hygiene and cosmetic products for decades. The authors convey a fictionalized account of one woman's struggle based on over 300 cases Dr. Gordon has been directly involved in that puts cancer victims up against some of America's top corporations. Jane is shocked when she is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, but this is just a start of what is to come. She endures doctor visits, surgeries, chemotherapy and then recovers only to develop a fatal mesothelioma. Jane eventually pursues a lawsuit against the makers of talcum powder and learns the cruel truth about big business and the lies used to cover up what top executives know. Through Jane's testimony, Dr. Gordon exposes the reality faced by thousands of individuals due to the deceptive horrors of cosmetic talcum powder.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Gordon is a professor of pathology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and works as a pathologist at Mount Sinai Hospital. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees at SUNY at Stony Brook. He has been studying lung and vascular disease for over 45 years and is one of the world's experts in electron microscopy of biologic, human and diseased tissues. He is also an expert in the analysis of minerals and human tissues for identifying asbestos associated with human tissue diseases, such as mesotheliomas, lung tumors, fibrosis and ovarian cancers. Dr. Gordon has completed over 220 peer-reviewed publications and 15 book chapters on lung and vascular diseases.