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I Will Not Be Pinkwashed: Komen's Race Is For Money, Not Cure

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Emily Michele - Feb. 05 (News Analysis) - I don’t know about you, but I would never expect directors of a charitable “non-profit” organization to make more than most doctors, lawyers, or even politicians. Their CEO and president, Hala G. Moddelmog, made $531,924, plus $26,683 in change. That's more than President Obama makes.

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Why the FDA Okays Eating Seafood 10,000 Times Over the Safe Limit for Dangerous Carcinogens

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Brad Jacobson - Dec. 19 (News Report) - The FDA downplayed the risk of contamination and ignored staff members who proposed higher levels of contamination protection while providing no scientific evidence to back up its policy.

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Koch-Owned Georgia-Pacific Plant Linked To High Cancer Rates, Film Alleges

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Lucia Graves, Jordan Howard - Oct. 13 (News Report) - David Bouie, a 64-year-old resident of Crossett, Ark., says something isn't right on Penn Road. In the 15 homes on his street, 11 people have recently died of cancer.

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Zimbabwe to probe Mugabe cancer claim

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

OpenGlobe - By Tempodivalse, OpenGlobe contributors - Oct. 13 (News Report) - The party of Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, has created a committee to investigate claims made by Wikileaks regarding Mugabe's health. The leaked cables claimed that party officials told US diplomats the president contracted prostate cancer.

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Michele Bachmann says HPV vaccine can cause mental retardation

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

PolitiFact - By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson - Sep. 16 (Fact Check) - After criticizing Texas Gov. Rick Perry for mandating a vaccine for school girls, Rep. Michele Bachmann added some scary charges: She claimed to have just met a woman whose daughter suffered mental retardation from the vaccine, that it has "very dangerous consequences" and that it puts "little children's lives at risk." In the CNN/Tea Party Express debate in Tampa on Sept. 12, 2011, Bachmann blasted Perry for mandating a vaccine for school girls to guard against human papilloma virus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer. The vaccine can prevent the virus, but the virus is sexually transmitted, which makes ...

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Atomic Cover-Up: The Hidden Story Behind the U.S. Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman, George Weller - Aug. 09 (Special Report) - As radiation readings in Japan reach their highest levels since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdowns, we look at the beginning of the atomic age. Today is the 66th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, which killed some 75,000 people and left another 75,000 seriously wounded. It came just three days after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing around 80,000 people and injuring some 70,000. By official Japanese estimates, nearly 300,000 people died from the bombings, including those who lost their lives in the ensuing months and years from related injuries and illnesses. Other researchers estimate a much higher death toll.

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Formaldehyde Added to “Known Carcinogens” List Despite Lobbying By Koch Brothers, Chemical Industry

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jun. 14 (News Report) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has added formaldehyde to a list of known carcinogens, despite years of lobbying by the chemical industry. Formaldehyde is found in plastics and often used in plywood, particle board, mortuaries and hair salons. The government also said Friday that styrene, which is used in boats, bathtubs and in disposable foam plastic cups and plates, may cause cancer. The conservative billionaire Koch brothers have led the lobbying effort against labeling formaldehyde as a carcinogen, and Georgia-Pacific, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, is one of the country’s top producers of formaldehyde.

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Ralph Nader: Koch Brothers Led Fight to Defend Formaldehyde Despite Carcinogenic Evidence

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jun. 13 (Investigative Report) - The government has added formaldehyde to a list of known carcinogens, despite years of lobbying by the chemical industry. Formaldehyde is found in plastics and often used in plywood, particle board, mortuaries and hair salons. The government also said Friday that styrene, which is used in boats, bathtubs and in disposable foam plastic cups and plates, may cause cancer. The conservative billionaire Koch Brothers have led the lobbying effort against labeling formaldehyde as a carcinogen. Georgia Pacfic, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, is one of the country’s top producers of formaldehyde. We get reaction from longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader.

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Red meat consumption linked to stomach, esophagus cancer

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

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Researchers Found 40-Fold Increase In Carcinogenic Compounds In Gulf

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Dan Froomkin - Oct. 01 (News Report) - Researchers testing the waters off Louisiana in June found hugely elevated levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, some of which are known carcinogens.

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Patrick Cockburn on Missing Billions in Iraq and Soaring Cancer & Infant Mortality Rates in Fallujah

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman, Patrick Cockburn - Jul. 29 (Special Report) - In Iraq, an official audit by the US Special Investigator for Iraq Reconstruction found that the Pentagon cannot account for almost $9 billion taken from Iraqi oil revenues between 2004 and 2007 for use in reconstruction. Meanwhile, a new medical study has found dramatic increases in infant mortality, cancer and leukemia in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which was bombarded by US Marines in 2004. We speak with Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for the London Independent.

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Cleaning Products Linked to Breast Cancer?

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

medscape.com - By Kathleen Doheny - Jul. 23 (Research) - Frequent use of household cleaning products may boost breast cancer risk, according to a new study that drew criticism from medical experts and the cleaning industry. Air fresheners and products to control mold and mildew were particularly linked, says researcher Julia Brody, PhD, executive director of the Silent Spring Institute in Newton, Mass., who led the study.

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Study: Many Sunscreens May Be Accelerating Cancer

Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

aolnews.com - By Andrew Schneider - May. 24 (News Report) - Almost half of the 500 most popular sunscreen products may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer because they contain vitamin A or its derivatives, according to an evaluation of those products released today.

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Breast Cancer Ballyhoo

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

FactCheck - By Jess Henig - Mar. 13 (News) - This ad from Americans for Prosperity caught our eye because of the sheer number of falsehoods it hits on, both new ones and old faithfuls. The group, whose president helped organize the Tea Party protests, is spending $750,000 to run this very misleading ad in nine states. In the ad, breast cancer survivor Tracy Walsh denounces [...]

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Adversity Inspires Philly Mom To Pay It Forward

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Victoria Fine - Dec. 21 (Special Report) - Lasheild Myers is able to laugh a little now when she describes the first event in 1997 that changed her life.

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Naomi Starkman: Tests Find Wide Range of Bisphenol A in Canned Soups, Juice, and More

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Naomi Starkman - Nov. 02 (Investigative Report) - BPA, which has been used for years in clear plastic bottles and food-can liners, has been restricted in Canada and some U.S. states and municipalities because it has been linked to a wide array of health effects including reproductive abnormalities, heightened risk of breast and prostate cancers, diabetes, and heart disease.

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Real "Norma Rae" Dies of Cancer After Insurer Delayed Treatment

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

TruthOut - By Sue Sturgis - Sep. 16 (News Report) - The North Carolina union organizer who was the inspiration for the movie "Norma Rae" died on Friday of brain cancer after a battle with her insurance company, which delayed her treatment. She was 68.

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Tanning beds rated as top-tier cancer risk

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

healthzone.ca - By Megan Ogilvie - Jul. 29 (News Report) - Tanning beds are as deadly as mustard gas, arsenic, plutonium and other known carcinogens, international cancer experts have ruled.

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Red Meat & Dairy Linked to Cancer

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

care2.com - By Melissa Breyer - Jul. 28 (Special Report) - In a recent study published in the internationally acclaimed Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers examined the association between the intake of red meat and dairy products and pancreatic cancer by analyzing a cohort of over 500,000 people from the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study. Participants completed a food frequency questionnaire in 1995 and 1996 and were followed prospectively for an average of 6 years to track a variety of health outcomes, including pancreatic cancer. Men and women who consumed high amounts of total fats had 53 percent and 23 percent higher relative rates of pancreatic cancer, respectively,

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Weed killer kills human cells. Study intensifies debate over 'inert' ingredients.

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

environmentalhealthnews.org - By Crystal Gammon - Jun. 22 (Special Report) - Until now, most health studies have focused on the safety of glyphosate, rather than the mixture of ingredients found in Roundup. But in the new study, scientists found that Roundup’s inert ingredients amplified the toxic effect on human cells—even at concentrations much more diluted than those used on farms and lawns. One specific inert ingredient, polyethoxylated tallowamine, or POEA, was more deadly to human embryonic, placental and umbilical cord cells than the herbicide itself – a finding the researchers call “astonishing.”

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Sequim woman first known assisted-suicide patient in state

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

seattlepi.com - By Vanessa Ho - May. 22 (News Report) - Fleming, who had worked with homeless and mentally ill people, was diagnosed with the advanced cancer roughly a month ago. Soon after, she made her first of three required requests to receive medication under the Death with Dignity Act, said her friend, Virginia Peterhansen.

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Radiation Exposure from 50 Years of Uranium Mining Continues to Affect Spokane Indian Reservation

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman, Twa-le Abrahamson - Apr. 21 (Special Report) - The Spokane Reservation is about forty-five miles northwest of the city of Spokane. And when the mines opened, the workforce was largely tribal people, and a lot of women worked in the mines at that time. And so, we’ve heard a lot of stories of women that worked there that were placed in certain positions because they were over childbearing age. And we’ve lost a lot of our people to illnesses related to—which we feel are related to the mine and the contaminants at the mine.

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Carcinogens found in marine life in island of Vieques in Puerto Rico

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

caribbeannetnews.com - By María Miranda Sierra - Feb. 21 (Special Report) - “Unexploded bombs are in the ocean for a variety of reasons – some were duds that did not explode, others were dumped in the ocean as a means of disposal,” Porter said in a written statement. “And we now know that these munitions are leaking cancer-causing materials and endangering sea life.”

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Chromium carcinogenic in water; new standard in the works

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

environmentalhealthnews.org - By Marla Cone - Feb. 20 (News Report) - National Toxicology Program scientists reported that their two-year animal study “clearly demonstrates” that the compound is carcinogenic in drinking water. Mice and rats contracted malignant tumors in their small intestines and mouths when they drank water containing several different doses of hexavalent chromium.

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Obama Cancer Plan Must Prioritize Prevention

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

world-wire.com - Feb. 17 (News Report) - President Barack Obama is the first President to develop a comprehensive cancer plan. While the plan reflects strong emphasis on oncology, the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, no reference is made to prevention. Yet, the more cancer that can be prevented, the less there is to treat.

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