It is now estimated that 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetime. Over two decades of science has advanced our understanding of how toxic chemicals contribute to the development of cancer. The Cancer Free Economy Network and partners seek to expand the definition of cancer prevention to include reducing hazardous exposures and to mobilize our society toward achieving that goal.
The Cancer Free Economy Network’s Joint Statement on Cancer Prevention “Cancer and Health Leaders Call for Action to Reduce the Burden of Cancer by Reducing Environmental Risk Factors” is the first-of-its-kind statement. It calls for using available science to ambitiously expand research, practice, and public policy to prevent onset of disease from environmental exposures.
Read more at cancerfreeeconomy.org
#PreventCancer
