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C A N C E RC A N C E R
……Can we win the losing war?Can we win the losing war?
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Opened in July 1994, the Cancer Prevention Coalition is a unique nationwide coalition
dedicated to reducing escalating cancer rates through a comprehensive strategy of outreach,
public education, advocacy & public policy initiative. It is our goal to establish prevention as
the nation’s foremost cancer policy…
Cancer Prevention Coalition
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Dr. Samuel Epstein, M.D.
• Professor of Environmental Medicine at University of Illinois & School of Public Health in Chicago
• Internationally recognized authority on the causes and prevention of cancer
• Published 260 scientific articles
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• Consulted/drafted legislation for the U.S. Congress
• Key expert involved in the banning of hazardous products & pesticides
• Author of 3 books & co-author of 7
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1.Military Awards in Royal Army Medical Corps, 1953 Montefiore Gold Medal in Tropical Medicine; Montefiore Prize in Tropical Medicine; Ranald Martin Prize in Military Surgery
2. Society of Toxicology, Achievement Award, 1969.
3. National Conservation Award, National Wildlife Federation, 3/26/77
4. Notable Book Award, "The Politics of Cancer", American Library Association, February 1979.
5. Henry J. Kaiser Visiting Lectureship Award, "New Perspectives on Health", Institute for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, December 1981.
6. Doctor of Humane Letters, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois 5/15/83.
7. Robert van den Bosch Memorial Lecture and Medal, University of California, Berkeley, 11/12/83.
8. Harold Levine Memorial Lecture Award, Chicago Lung Association, 2/8/85.
9. Environmental Justice Award, Citizen's Clearinghouse for Hazardous Wastes Inc, August 1989.
10. Life-Time Achievement Award, National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, 3/16/91.
11. Richard Jones Memorial Lecture Award, University of Tasmania, Australia 3/25/93.
12. American College for Advancement in Medicine, Annual Clarke Lecture Award, San Diego, California, 11/5/94.
13. The 1999 Bioneers Annual Award.
14. Project Censored 2000 Award (better known as the "Alternative Pulitzer Prize") for Investigative Journalism.
Recipient of many national/international awards, including the prestigious 1998 Right Livelihood Award…
Honors & Awards
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“The National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society have misled and confused the public and Congress by repeated false claims that we are winning the war against cancer – claims made to create public and Congressional support for massive increases in budgetary appropriations.”
- Dr. Samuel Epstein, M.D.
The politics of CancerThe politics of Cancer RevisitedRevisited
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&Recognize carcinogens on product labels, boycott such products, and shop for safe alternatives from non-mainstream industries…
Which products are more or less likely to provoke allergies or irritation, cause birth defects or cancer, trigger neurological problems, or pose other health hazards?
Unreasonable RiskUnreasonable Risk
The safe shopper’s The safe shopper’s biblebible
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1 in 2 men will develop cancer in their lifetime.
1 in 3 women will develop cancer
in their lifetime.
Higher Stakes
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At the turn of the century only 1 in 1,000 people had cancer!
What has happened?
Toxic exposure causes major increase in degenerative diseases such as cancer, aging, neurological, heart and other diseases.
The effects of these diseases may not be noticeable until much later in life.
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Toxic ExposureToxic Exposure
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INCREASED
Studies confirm higher incidence of childhood cancer…
- pregnant mothers exposed to a variety of chemical carcinogens in workplace
- mothers exposed to nitrosamine carcinogens (nitrite-preserved meats)
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Childhood Cancer incidentsChildhood Cancer incidents
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INCREASED
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A high percentage of U.S preschool children are likely to develop cancer in later life… daily exposure to pesticides contaminating food they most commonly consume…
FRUITS & VEGTABLES!
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On the Rise 1968 – 1997
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50% 100% 150% 200% 250%
Prostate cancer non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Multiple
Myeloma
Thyroid Cancer
Testis Cancer
Adult Brain & Nervous System Cancer
Female Breast Cancer
Childhood Cancer
60%
70%
120%
155%
200%
35%
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Cancer Epidemic
LONGEVITY
GENETICS
HIGH FAT DIETS
PERSONAL LIFESTYLE FACTORS
Cannot be explained away by…
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We are faced with a public health crisis.
“We are a sick society, and we are getting sicker every day, because of the reckless policies of petrochemical industries whose influence with government and regulation agencies are so great that the toxic danger information has been withheld from the public deliberately.”
Dr. Samuel Epstein, M.D.
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Toxic InformationToxic Information
WITHHELD
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Types of carcinogensTypes of carcinogens
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• DEA• TEA• Talc• Fluoride• Para-Phenylenediamine• Saccharin• Crystalline Silica
Coal Tar Dyes• Blue 1• Green 3 • Arsenic• Lead
NOTE: NO INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE FOR FRAGRANCES AND PERFUMES
FRANK
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Types of carcinogensTypes of carcinogens
Contaminants• Organochlorine Pesticides: in, Lanolin• Arsenic, Lead, Blue 1, Green 3: in, Coal Tar Dyes• Dioxane: in, Peg, Polysorbates, Laureths, Ethoxylated Alcohols• Crystalline Silica: in, Amorphous Silicates
HIDDEN
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Types of carcinogensTypes of carcinogens
Nitrosamine Precursors• DEA • TEA• Bronopol• Padimate-O
NOTE: NO INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE FOR FRAGRANCES AND PERFUMES
Formaldehyde Releasers• Bronopol • Quaternium 15• Imidazolidinyl Urea• DMDM Hydantoin
HIDDEN
• Aflatoxin • Arsenic• 1,4-Dioxane• Ethylene Oxide• Formaldehyde• Lead• Nitrosodiethanolamine
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Types of carcinogensTypes of carcinogens
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GENOTOXIC
What’s Being Done
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The High Stakes of
Cancer Prevention Tikkun Magazine - November / December 2000 Article
• Cancer Establishment trivializing or ignoring prevention initiatives while claiming major gains in the “war on cancer”.
• The cancer establishment’s aversion to prevention -complicated by conflicts of interest springing from the cancer establishment’s intimate connections with corporate America including, pharmaceutical/chemical manufacturing companies
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International Offices: Local Directors
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Organization Structure
Local Offices in U.S. & Canada
Regional Offices
International Offices
Funded by donations & memberships
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Reverse The Epidemic
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Join the CPC
Educate yourself
Be aware of local issues/work place
Reward/Patronize responsible parties
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Cancer Prevention Coalition
Cancer Prevention Coalition c/o University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health 2121 West Taylor Street, MC 922 Chicago, IL 60612 Phone: (312) 996-2297 Email:[email protected]
www.preventcancer.com