What Can You Do To Prevent Cancer?
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Cancer statistics are pretty scary. We can, however, take hope in prevention. More than half of all cancers in Canada can be prevented. There are many things we can do today to reduce our exposure to cancer-causing agents and build our immunity against the disease. The purpose of Prevent Cancer Now is to build a Canada-wide movement with the resolve to eliminate all avoidable causes of cancer. There are many ways to take action for prevention:
- See the links below for suggestions on changes you can make today to reduce your exposure to carcinogens
- Sign our Cancer Prevention Declaration
- Support some of the specific Actions we have identified to reduce carcinogens in our environment
- Pledge your financial support by making a Donation today, or help us raise funds through the annual Cancer Prevention Challenge
Prevention is the best single opportunity we have to stop the cancer epidemic in Canada. We invite you to join us now!
UPDATE: World Health Organization (WHO) Asturias Declaration
At the last Prevent Cancer Now (PCN) Board of Directors meeting, it was agreed PCN would accept and promote the WHO Asturias Declaration on Environmental and Occupational Cancer (see here).
While most of the declaration is in line with PCN views and values, there is one contentious statement:
“However, credible estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO 2009) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; Straif 2008) suggest that the fraction of global cancer currently attributable to toxic environmental exposures is between 7% and 19%.”
PCN does NOT agree with this statement. PCN believes cancer is caused by a web of interacting factors, including exposures to various substances and various life stages. It is the combination and timing of carcinogenic exposure that is the critical factor in the development of cancer.
