Re: [pf]Latest books, cancer: causes and prevention

At 14:49 19/5/2001 -0400, Tom Wheeler sent-on to PF:
>.            RACHEL'S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH NEWS #723            .
>.                     ---April 26, 2001---                      .
>.                          HEADLINES:                           .
>.                  WHAT CAUSES BREAST CANCER?                   .
>.                          ==========                           .
>...
>
>Now a new, fully-documented book[1], by physician Janette D.
>Sherman, poses a fundamental challenge to all the doctors and
>researchers and health bureaucrats who have turned their backs 
>on cancer prevention: "If cancers are not caused by chemicals,
>endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and ionizing radiation, what are
>the causes? How else can one explain the doubling, since 1940, 
>of a woman's likelihood of developing breast cancer, increasing 
>in tandem with prostate and childhood cancers?" ...


At 15:59 18/5/2001 +1200, Paul Bruce wrote to GreenViews-NZ, with Subject:
[GV]Latest books on causes and prevention of cancer :-

Life's Delicate Balance: Causes and Prevention of Breast Cancer, 2000*
Janette D. Sherman. Study of toxic factors in environment that cause
cancer. Explains causes of cancer and discusses political and economic
factors that perpetuate cancer epidemic. Includes chapters on radiation,
hormones, tamoxifen, citizen action and more. 273 pp. US$24.95. Contact
Taylor & Francis, 29 West 35th St., New York, NY 10001-2299; phone (212)
216-7800; fax (212) 564 7854; Web site 
http://www.tandf.co.uk/books/default.html.

*Pathways to Prevention: Eight Practical Steps -- From the Personal to the
Political -- Toward Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer, 2000* Nancy Evans
and Andrea Ravinett Martin. Guidebook includes chapters on detection of
breast cancer, and risk factors and causes of breast cancer. Features
discussion of pesticides, radiation, hormones, electromagnetic fields,
exercise, diet, and the breast cancer movement. Also includes resource
list. 60 pp. Free. Contact the Breast Cancer Fund, 2107 O'Farrell, San
Francisco, CA 94115-3419; phone (415) 346-8223 or toll free (866) 760-8223;
fax (415) 346-2975; email info@breastcancerfund.org; Web site
http://www.breastcancerfund.org.

*Cancer Facts & Figures, 2000* American Cancer Society. Presents basic
information about cancer in general, selected cancers, incidence of cancer
in the U.S., and incidence among men, women and minority populations.
Includes discussion of childhood cancer, as well as cancer incidence around
the world. Also presents information about lifestyle and environmental
cancer risks. 39 pp. Free. Contact American Cancer Society, Inc., 1599
Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251; phone (800) ACS-2345; Web site
http://www.cancer.org.

*U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pesticide Program
List of Chemicals Evaluated for Carcinogenic Potential, 2000* U.S. EPA.
Classifies pesticides by their role in causing cancer in humans and
laboratory animals. Chemicals are ranked by a panel of scientists who
evaluate the available data and make a decision about a cancer ranking
based on the weight of the evidence. Data evaluated includes both
epidemiological studies on humans exposed to the chemical in the course of
their daily lives, as well as studies on laboratory animals. 31 pp. Free.
Contact Communication Services Branch (7506C), Office of Pesticide
Programs, U.S. EPA, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004; phone
(703) 308-2961; fax (703) 305-5558; email opp-web-comments@epa.gov; Web site
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/carlist.

*Rachel's Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer, 1997* Allie
Light, Irving Saraf and Nancy Evans. Investigative documentary follows
seven women living with breast cancer as they interview scientists and
researchers about possible causes of the disease. Focuses on issues
including chemical contamination, radiation and electromagnetic exposure.
Tracks effects of social biases on cancer incidence and health care
delivery. 106 minutes. US$30 (plus US$6) for breast cancer survivors,
US$59.95 (plus US$6 shipping) for home video, US$89.95 (plus US$10
shipping), US$295 for institutions.
Contact Women Make Movies, Inc., 462 Broadway, Suite 500WI, New York, NY
10013; phone (212) 925-0606; fax (212) 925-2052 email info@wmm.com; Web site
http://www.wmm.com.

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