Moving Forward: Policy and Research Recommendations to Prevent Breast Cancer
Together with other breast cancer prevention, women’s health, environmental health and environmental justice advocates, the Breast Cancer Fund seeks to make policy changes—in states and nationally—that will mean less breast cancer for our children and grandchildren.
In this section, you will find policy recommendations that will help us identify and eliminate the environmental causes of this devastating disease. Our recommendations are based on the trends and key areas of concern discussed in-depth in State of the Evidence 2008, a summary of more than 400 scientific studies linking breast cancer to toxic chemicals and radiation in our environment.
In addition to policy that protects us, we need new scientific tools and research to help advocates and policymakers better understand, track and ultimately reduce the public’s exposure to toxic chemicals and radiation. These tools include biomonitoring, health tracking and statistics that identify trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality in all populations. Areas requiring an investment in research include low-dose exposures, mixtures, timing of exposure, early puberty and nanotechnology.
Equipped with a foundation of strong science, together we can advocate for the research that identifies and the public policies that eliminate the environmental causes of breast cancer.
Recommendations
Reduce Exposure to Radiation
- Ionizing Radiation
- Non-Ionizing Radiation (EMF)
Reduce Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
Tools and Research Needed to Strengthen the Evidence and Reduce Exposures
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