Guest guest Posted January 24, 1999 Report Share Posted January 24, 1999 I shared this with our sister list (IAQ) as well. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on this issue. >In 1999, one in two American men and one in three American women will get >cancer. In the 1950s, one in four Americans were afflicted with this >deadly disease. Despite the expenditure of $25 billion since the war on >cancer was >declared by President Nixon in 1971, cancer rates have soared. > >The budget for occupational cancer is under1 percent of the total National >Cancer Institute (NCI) budget ($2.8 billion in 1998). Yet occupational >cancers comprise at least 10 percent of all cancers in the country, and are >among the most preventable of all cancers. > >http://lists.essential.org/corp-focus/msg00002.html > >I think the overall implications of this article on the topic of why cancer >prevention, rather than cancer cure should be our focus regarding this dread >disease - dovetails perfectly with the policy and political implications of >focusing on the prevention of indoor air problems and eventual mandatory >indoor air standards. When you read this article - substitute " Indoor air " >for " cancer " to see what I mean. > >Imagine if every public building you entered had to post a mandatory warning >label of known hazards and potential cancer causing materials within. > >Barbara Herskovitz, >Moderator, Sick buildings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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