| Prevent Cancer Many types of cancer have increased rapidly in the last few decades; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (nearly 100%), breast (60 %), testicular in 28-35 year olds( nearly 300 %), and childhood cancers (40%). These increases are not connected to smoking, longer life spans, or fatty diets. We need to prevent cancer, not try to cure it. The way to prevent it is to boycott products with carcinogens in them and do civil disobedience until the government and industries quit poisoning our air, food, and water with toxic carcinogens. In food avoid pesticides, industrial carcinogens, and sex hormones (which cause testicular and brest cancers and leukemia in children. Avoid hot dogs dyed red with nitrites( which cause brain cancer and leukemia in children). Avoid milk with RGBH growth hormone, which causes increased levels of IGF1, a growth factor that is associated with brest, prostate, and colon cancer. Avoid carcinogens in cosmetics and toiletries such as formaldyhyde and talcum powder. Avoid carcinogens in household products such as dichlorbenzene in Para. Pesticides used around the house, lawn, garden, or in pet collars cause cancer in children and dogs. Drugs cause cancer; Ritalin, the ADD drug, causes liver cancers in rodents. Evista or Raloxifene, used for osteoporsis, causes ovarian cancer. Estrogen replacement therapy, particularly with estrogen and without testerone, gives risks of uterine cancer of 1 in 100 women after 10 years. This is higher than the 1 in 250 risk of lung cancer in heavy smokers! X-ray mammograms for premenopausal women are dangerous too. Petrochemical and other industries contaminate our air, water, food, and workplaces with carcinogens. Workplaces are the most important sources of cancers. In 1989 Massachusetts passed a Toxic Use Reduction Act which has phased out the use of many carcinogenic chemicals. Industries, environmental groups, citizen groups and the U. of Mass. passed this bill and made it work. |
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