WIBBC in partnership with other enviromental and breast
cancer organizations is bringing fresh focus on the causes
of disease rather than ways of coping with it once diagnosed.
We seek to INCREASE public awareness of environmental
links to disease, GAIN support for the “PRECAUTIONARY
PRINCIPLE” as it applies to public policy, URGE the public
to demand more funding and environmental health research
and ENCOURAGE a “better safe than sorry” attitude toward
personal lifestyle.
PREVENTION IS THE CURE suggests seven steps which
every person can take to reduce the risk of disease.
Support Research into the Environmental Causes
of Cancer:
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Choose Organics over Pesticides
and Opt for Non-Toxic Cleaners
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Avoid Non-Essential Medical
and Dental X-Rays
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Avoid Synthetic Hormones in
Dairy and Meat
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Learn Safer Alternative Products
and Practices
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Support the “PRECAUTIONARY
PRINCIPLE”
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It is an undeniable fact that the need for awareness
has reached new heights. Breast and other cancers, asthma
and childhood leukemia are among the life-threatening
diseases that still plague all segments of our society.
The search for cures should be going full speed ahead,
but in the meantime early detection is no longer an acceptable
alternative. As an informed public, we need to take a
stand for change. Preventing the start of a debilitating
illness can in fact be its ultimate cure.
PREVENTION IS THE CURE provides science-based
information to local citizens so they can prevent new cancers
in their homes and communities. We want Congress and the
National Institutes of Health to rethink their approaches
to health research and make disease prevention a cornerstone
of their funding priorities. We encourage more funding for
the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS).
