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The Cancer Brigade for information please contact Dave Nickarz (dnickarz@mts.net) or Nick Ternette (eternett@shaw.ca) ****************** In the News European studies find pesticide use doubles the risk of brain tumour. Research from The Breast Cancer Connection tells us: Stop Using Pesticides! A committed government can prevent many cancers by Elizabeth May and David Swann, for the Calgary Herald Published: Sunday, June 03, 2007 Statistics Canada tells us that cancer is on the brink of becoming the leading cause of death in Canada. Despite more than three decades in the "war against cancer," it is clear that our existing approaches have not been successful. ****************** Following are references to pesticides and cancer, in general, and the malathion/cancer connection, in particular, followed by other articles of interest pertaining to cancer. (emphasis added) Please read the comments submitted
on
behalf of the Natural Resources Defence Council by Dr. Jennifer Sass (Malathion, Docket
OPP-34223) which points out in very scientific, detailed terms,
precisely how the EPA fails to consider important data in registering
Malathion. She states, "Specifically,
EPA has erred in its
decision to downgrade the carcinogenicity classification of the
malathion, overlooked important limitations of its developmental and
neurotoxicity studies in its calculation of non-cancer concerns, and
ignored peer-reviewed literature documenting toxicity of the malathion
metabolite, malaoxon....For its exposure estimates, EPA has also
erred
seriously, most notably by completely failing to take into account
direct and intentional exposures when people apply malathion onto their
body for lice control, dismissing the exposures that nursing infants
will receive to malathion in breast milk, and ignoring key
uncertainties in environmental transformation of the chemical to the
more toxic malaoxon in the environment, to name only three. " Dr. Dementi's dissenting opinion
on the EPA site regarding the carcinogenicity of malathion: These letters, and much more, can be found on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency malathion docket The Ontario College of Family Physicans "When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully understood." They go on to say "...and it is clear that a concerted effort by physicians to reduce patients' pesticide eposures could produce measurable reductions in cancer. Stronger intervention at the regulatory level, such as the province-wide cosmetic pesticide ban instituted by the Government of Quebec in 2003, could well prove to provide important cost savings to the health care system. Even in the absence of cost reductions, the smallest reduction in incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, childhood leukemia, or brain cancer would reduce human costs and be a cause for celebration." (p 165 and 166) Malathion-treatedhumanT-lymphocyeshprtmutations.pdf immunotoxicologyOPpesticides.pdf *************************************** The Canadian Cancer Society's
position on pesticides in the news around Canada:
Cancer society says its
research supports
ban on cosmetic pesticide use, Thursday, 03 Aug 2006, The
Charlottetown Guardian. From July 2006, The Canadian Cancer Society's position on pesticides from the Kingston Whig-Standard. Interestingly, this article is written by Cheryl Bird. On Fri 28 Jul 2006, once again, the Canadian Cancer Society's position is explained in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times, where the author writes, "I would like to take this opportunity to express the Canadian Cancer Society's support to create a pesticide control bylaw that would limit the use of chemicals such as 2,4-D or malathion on lawns and gardens in Maple Ridge." Pesticides dangerous and not necessary The Canadian Cancer Society position is explained in a letter to the editor in the Greater Vancouver Region in January 2006.Canadian Cancer Society community outreach consultant Nathalie Noel, making a presention to the Town of Tillsonburg, August 10, 2005. "The Canadian Cancer Society believes we should limit exposure now, rather than possibly face illness later," she said. "To put it at its most basic level, it's better to be safe than sorry." Canadian Cancer Society--Position on cosmetic pesticides Canadian Cancer Society--Position on pesticides for West Nile virusThe Canadian Cancer Society, Manitoba division *************************************** From Prevent Cancer Now comes
the Cancer Prevention
Declaration The CancerSmart Consumer Guide from the Labour Environmental Alliance Society According to Breast Cancer Action Montreal, LESS THAN 5% of money raised for breast cancer research goes towards research into prevention. Prostate Cancer Research Institute International Agency for Research on Cancer ***************************************
Read the Cancer Brigade's
 questionnaire sent to
all candidates competing for seats in the October 25, 2006 election for
Winnipeg City council. Here are the results in a table,
and summarized.
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