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Toxics, Children's Health and General Health


Toxics, Children's Health and General Health


American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society recently released their Cancer Facts & Figures for 2002, which estimate that 203,500 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year, and an additional 54,300 women will discover they have ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

Read their press release responding to these disturbing numbers

Download Cancer Facts & Figures 2002

Breast Cancer Action
Breast Cancer Action seeks to "carry the voices of people affected by breast cancer to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end the epidemic." Their website has an "take action" link.

Environmental Health Information Service
This site contains articles on the relationships between human health and environmental factors, with some emphasis on toxins and exposures. The Environmental Health Information Service web site has been given a five star rating (excellent) by the Tufts University Child & Family Web Guide.

Rachel's Democracy And Health News
Rachel's provides understandable scientific information about human health and the environment. You can find a lengthy list of articles about almost any topic related to the environment, toxics, health, and economics. The research for these articles is of excellent quality.

Rachel's Friends Breast Cancer Coalition
RFBCC is an Oregon non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to lowering the incidence of breast and other cancers by reducing our exposure to environmental carcinogens.  We do this through education, legislative action, and organizing for change on behalf of Oregonians.

Preventing Harm
A resource and action center on children and the environment.

Alliance for a Healthy Tommorow
Everyone Has the Right to a Healthy Environment. Alliance for a Healthy Tommorow is a coalition of citizens, scientists, health professionals, workers, and educators seeking preventive action on toxic hazards.

Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology
This site is about occupational safety and health information. Putting Science to Work for Working Oregonians

Center for Clean Products and Clean Technology
Alternative cleaning products, publications, projects and helpful information.

Poisoned Cosmetics, Not Too Pretty
Offers information on cosmetics containing toxic chemicals and action being taken worldwide

Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
"In Harm's Way:" A Report on the Toxic Threats to Human Development.

Children's Health and Environment Coalition
CHEC is a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public, specifically parents and caregivers, about environmental toxins that affect children's health.
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