Archive for the 'Environment' Category

Eliminate Toxic Chemicals

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009


Toxic chemicals in our environment threaten our rivers and lakes, our air, land, and oceans, and ultimately ourselves and our future.

Read more about it:

http://www.greenpeace.org/india/campaigns/toxics-free-future

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Cancer and the Environment

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

What Is the Environment?

When most people think of the word “environment,” they think of forests, oceans, or mountains. In cancer research, however, scientists define the environment as everything outside the body that enters and interacts with it. This interaction is called an exposure. So, environmental exposures can include such factors as sunshine, radiation, hormones, viruses, bacteria, and chemicals in the air, water, food, and workplace, as well as lifestyle choices like cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption (more than 2 drinks/day), an unhealthful diet, lack of exercise, or sexual behavior that increases one’s exposure.

Read more about it: Cancer and the Environment

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