Comments on: Public Health Professionals are Catching the Fever http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/08/apha_meeting/ Blogging the science and policy of global warming Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:04:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Health Professionals on The Finance World For News and Information Around The World On Finance » Blog Archive » Public Health Professionals are Catching the Fever http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/08/apha_meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Health Professionals on The Finance World For News and Information Around The World On Finance » Blog Archive » Public Health Professionals are Catching the Fever Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:06:13 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/08/apha_meeting/#comment-856 [...] Public Health Professionals are Catching the Fever Howard Frumkin of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) discussed how public health professionals can apply their skills to the health challenges of climate change. He showed a great “back to the future” slide describing the health … [...] [...] Public Health Professionals are Catching the Fever Howard Frumkin of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) discussed how public health professionals can apply their skills to the health challenges of climate change. He showed a great "back to the future" slide describing the health … [...]

]]> By: Diane Shnitzler http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/08/apha_meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Diane Shnitzler Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:33:43 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/08/apha_meeting/#comment-601 Not to mention the more immediate impact that pollution is having on escalating cancer rates now. Although multifactorial, the prevailing thought in the medical community is that pollution is largely responsible for increases cancer; as the immune system is bombarded by carcinogens, it is more likely to miss one. We have only to look at the terrible pollution problems in China and the escalating increases in cancer to see the cause and effect more clearly. There should be greater concern about the rising incidence of breast cancer and prostate cancer in our own country and the link between pollution as a known carcinogen. While most people are aware of the increased risk of lung cancer from air pollution, awareness is low about the risk with other cancers. A recent Associated Press report on Oct. 31 reported that in China's commercial center of Shanghai, 55 out of every 100,000 women have breast cancer, a 31 percent increase since 1997, according to the China Daily. In addition, about 45 out of every 100,000 women in Beijing have the disease, a 23 percent increase over 10 years. While multifactorial, pollution was considered to be a primary factor, along with increasing stress and worsening diet. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21568058/ I would love to see the epidemiology, environmental health and cancer communities working more closely with green groups, because I think it could have a big impact with public awareness. While it is sometimes hard for people to see the impact of climate change today, everyone knows someone who has had breast cancer. While cancer,in general, is disease of the old with decreasing immune function, it appears that more and more younger women are being affected by breast cancer, not only the 65+ age group considered to be at higher risk. That should be a cause for concern to take immediate action now about the energy uses that are contributing to pollution and climate change. -- Diane Shnitzler, RPh Not to mention the more immediate impact that pollution is having on escalating cancer rates now. Although multifactorial, the prevailing thought in the medical community is that pollution is largely responsible for increases cancer; as the immune system is bombarded by carcinogens, it is more likely to miss one. We have only to look at the terrible pollution problems in China and the escalating increases in cancer to see the cause and effect more clearly.

There should be greater concern about the rising incidence of breast cancer and prostate cancer in our own country and the link between pollution as a known carcinogen. While most people are aware of the increased risk of lung cancer from air pollution, awareness is low about the risk with other cancers. A recent Associated Press report on Oct. 31 reported that in China's commercial center of Shanghai, 55 out of every 100,000 women have breast cancer, a 31 percent increase since 1997, according to the China Daily. In addition, about 45 out of every 100,000 women in Beijing have the disease, a 23 percent increase over 10 years. While multifactorial, pollution was considered to be a primary factor, along with increasing stress and worsening diet. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21568058/

I would love to see the epidemiology, environmental health and cancer communities working more closely with green groups, because I think it could have a big impact with public awareness. While it is sometimes hard for people to see the impact of climate change today, everyone knows someone who has had breast cancer. While cancer,in general, is disease of the old with decreasing immune function, it appears that more and more younger women are being affected by breast cancer, not only the 65+ age group considered to be at higher risk. That should be a cause for concern to take immediate action now about the energy uses that are contributing to pollution and climate change.
– Diane Shnitzler, RPh

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