FACT UPDATES http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ en-us terry@familiesagainstcancer.org 2011-03-29T11:06:07-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Video: Senate Environment Committe Hearing on Disease Clusters and Environmental Health ?id=546 The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held an oversight hearing on disease clusters and environmental health. This hearing assessed the potential environmental health effects related to disease clusters. Erin Brockovich, President of Brockovich Research and Consulting was among the... 546@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2011-03-29T11:06:07-07:00 Federal Jury in Utah Convicts Environmentalist ?id=545 Tim DeChristopher bid on oil and gas leases on federal lands and faces up to 10 years in prison. 545@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2011-03-03T19:38:18-07:00 Senator Boxer Kicks off 112th Congress by Introducing Bills to Reduce Pollution and Protect Public Health ?id=544 January 26, 2011 Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced today that she introduced several pieces of legislation aimed at protecting children and families from dangerous toxins in drinking water,... 544@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2011-01-26T01:05:48-07:00 Camp Lejeune male breast cancer survivors raise awareness with calendar ?id=509 by William R. Levesque St. Petersburg Times The 13 breast cancer survivors gathered last month at a Boston hotel for a calendar photo shoot that will raise money to research the causes of the disease. These 13 men all have... 509@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-11-07T12:39:22-07:00 Landmark Legislation to Help Communities Address Disease Clusters and Environmental Hazards ?id=511 Senator Boxer introduce bill to authorize EPA to help communities facing disease clusters 511@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-09-29T17:54:41-07:00 Benzene no longer a ‘significant’ leukemia risk? ?id=507 By Bryant Furlow The Medical Muckraker Earlier this month, I got an interesting e-mail from Terry Nordbrock, executive director of the National Disease Clusters Alliance (NDCA). Terry pointed out a curious “correction” in the monthly government scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives.... 507@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-07-27T08:24:26-07:00 Momentum Builds in Congress to Overhaul U.S. Chemicals Policy ?id=506 New Bill Introduced Today Seeks to Reduce Toxic Chemical Exposure and Ensure Safety Policy Experts Available for Interviews (Washington, DC) - Congressmen Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) today introduced a groundbreaking bill to overhaul U.S. chemicals policy in... 506@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-07-22T22:52:48-07:00 American Cancer Society Trivializes Cancer Risks: Blatant Conflicts Of Interest ?id=505 Cancer Prevention Coalition, May 7, 2010 The May 6 report by the President's Cancer Panel is well-documented. It warns of scientific evidence on avoidable causes of cancer from exposure to carcinogens in air, water, consumer products, and the workplace. It... 505@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-05-07T16:04:11-07:00 Cancers from Environment 'Grossly Underestimated' ?id=504 Daily Exposures Cause Far More Cancers Than Once Thought, a Presidential Panel Says By EMILY WALKER ABC News MedPage Today Staff Writer May 6, 2010 Environmental carcinogens are responsible for a far greater number of cancers than previously believed --... 504@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-05-06T08:05:06-07:00 Cancer cluster survivor Jasmin Rodriguez is now minding the hot corner for Buena girls ?id=512 Sierra Vista Herald (AZ) Tuesday, April 27, 2010 by Liz Manring, Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA -- At age 2, Jasmin Rodriguez got her first taste of softball and was pretty much hooked. But it would be several years before she’d be... 512@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-04-27T11:21:21-07:00 Tungsten remains at center of cancer cluster probe ?id=502 BY FRANK X. MULLEN JR. • Reno Gazette Journal • The metal tungsten remains an important clue in research related to the Fallon leukemia cluster, which sickened 17 children and killed three of them between 1997 and 2004, scientists said Thursday. 502@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-03-25T10:15:25-07:00 'He's finally home, but not the way we wanted him home' ?id=538 Sierra Vista Herald (AZ) - Sunday, March 14, 2010 Author: Adam Curtis, Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA — The family of Dale Phillip Evon was finally able to bring home the boy’s ashes last week, thanks to the help of an anonymous... 538@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-03-14T20:38:46-07:00 Death by Study ?id=503 Scientists keep fighting to explain high instances of childhood leukemia in Sierra Vista—even as the government has given up 503@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-03-04T11:16:51-07:00 Cancer patient had happy times in his last days ?id=539 Sierra Vista Herald (AZ) - Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Author: Dana Cole, Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA — Dale Phillip Evon, the 8-year-old son of Michelle and Jimmy Evon, lost his three-year battle with leukemia on Feb. 27, 2010. Diagnosed with acute... 539@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-03-03T20:51:59-07:00 EPA Confronts Chemical Secrecy ?id=501 Changing rules and budgets will improve transparency and renew assessments of chemicals' health hazards at EPA 501@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-01-27T11:28:33-07:00