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Every minute, at least one American dies from cancer. Even more troubling, many of these cancers are preventable.
Last May, the President’s Cancer Panel reported to President Obama that "the true burden of environmentally induced cancers has been grossly underestimated." As the one-year anniversary of that report approaches, it’s time for President Obama to get serious about reducing people's widespread exposure to carcinogens.
Here are two top ways he can do this:
First, the EPA is proposing to tighten up air pollution rules to reduce the amount of cancer-causing toxins in the air. The first such rule alone, which would limit emissions of mercury and other poisons from power plants, would avert 17,000 premature deaths per year, a number of which would be due to cancer. President Obama needs to support the EPA’s strong air pollution rules.
Second, right now, serious gaps in chemical regulation allow chemicals known to cause cancer in products we use every day in our homes, schools, and workplaces. President Obama should set the course for a national cancer prevention strategy that includes eliminating the use of cancer-causing chemicals, thus reversing decades of failed policies that have allowed those chemicals to contaminate our lives and endanger our health.
Sign our petition today urging President Obama to get tough on cancer.
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