Do Beekeepers Have Low Incidence of Cancer Poll

[KeyLargoBees]

I should know better...there is no arguing with a conspiracy theorist mindset. Lets just agree to disagree and keep this civil shall we ;-)

[Acebird]

Conspiracy?  Do you have first hand experience with childhood cancer?  There is no conspiracy.  It is real and it sucks.  I don't wish it on anybody.

[iddee]

You are right, ace. It was called "the wastes" a hundred years ago, before nuclear was ever heard of.

[GSF]

Iddee, didn't they call it consumption at one time?

[Acebird]

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection.

[iddee]

TB was called consumption. The wastes was tagged onto any unknown disease that made a person lose weight until death. Just a generic name for the unknown.

[NZrebel]

I started beekeeping after getting cancer. It's the worlds best therapy, I got lucky with the choice.

Dave

Dave,
Welcome to Beemaster. Glad your are here with us.
How long have you been beekeeping and how has your health changed since beekeeping.
Jim

Thanks Jim, I've been beekeeping just 7 months, I've in the middle of treatments and havent been stung much yet, so I can't be of any use to the survey, but I will tell you it has helped my state of mind considerably.

Dave

[KeyLargoBees]

That's great Dave...I am not going through what you are but I am definitely of the opinion that the "zen" state I get into while working my bees lowers blood pressure and induces a calmer more healthy state in me.....thinking back I ' know what I did before bees and cant ever see myself giving it up ;-)

[beesharp]

Happened to see this article about wasp venon and thought about this thread -

Brazilian Wasp Venom Kills Cancer Cells, But Not Healthy Cells
September 2, 2015 | by Caroline Reid

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/brazilian-wasp-venom-kills-cancer-cells-not-healthy-cells

Jim