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Go for the Cure Instead of Stop the Cause – Misused Money in the Fight Against Breast Cancer?
By Mark Schauss | March 10, 2008
Most of us have been affected by breast cancer. Whether you are a survivor, know someone who has had it (my mother) or have a friend who has or did have it, breast cancer is a devastating disease. Major corporations such as the makers of Campbell’s soup have jumped on the “Go For The Cure” bandwagon to help raise money to find a cure for the dreaded disease. Is this money going to the right place? Could it go to a better cause and help more people? I think so.
According to all of the research I have seen, environmental toxins are one of the main causes of many cancers. I would spend the money trying to eliminate environmental causes of breast cancer. The Breast Cancer Fund, a non-profit organization of health advocates, hasclaimed that 50% of breast cancer cases have no known risk factors aside from exposure to toxic chemicals we are exposed to daily.
We must follow the precautionary principle which basically states that we avoid chemicals with questionable health risks until proven safe. Instead, our government allows anything until there is overwhelming evidence that it is toxic. This way companies can poison us, through confusing tobacco science out there to confuse and delay, and then at the end go, oops, sorry. The European Union is using the precautionary principle and protecting their citizens, the US government is sadly backing big business. Sorry Americans, there is no one to protect us anymore.
Topics: Environment, Health, Opinion, Toxicity | 1 Comment »
March 10th, 2008 at 11:36 am
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