Advocacy Alerts
RE: Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act (H.R. 1157)
ALERT!! IMPORTANT!! ALERT!! PLEASE MAKE ONE PHONE
CALL!! ALERT
Representative Steve King is still "thinking
about" whether or not he will cosponsor the Breast Cancer
and Environmental Research Act (BCERA). He supported the BCERA
in the last Congress. With more phone calls, he surely will
once again support the BCERA. Please make your phone call today!
ACTION REQUESTED -
Please call or e-mail Representative Steve King immediately
and tell him - I URGE YOU TO COSPONSOR THE BREAST CANCER AND
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ACT! ACCORDING TO THE MAY 14 ISSUE OF
"CANCER," ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO TWO HUNDRED CHEMICAL
COMPOUNDS ARE LINKED TO DISEASE DEVELOPMENT. A THOUGHTFUL AND
METHODICAL NATIONAL STRATEGY TO STUDY THIS ISSUE MUST BE DEVELOPED.
Call and leave the message at his Washington DC office:
Washington DC 202/225-4426
E-mail through the CONTACT section of King's website:
Background Information:
Iowa Senators Grassley and Harkin and Representatives Braley,
Loebsack, Boswell, and Latham all support the Breast Cancer
and Environmental Research Act. In fact, Representative King
has supported this legislation in the past. We need him to sign
on as a cosponsor now.
It is generally believed that the environment plays a role in
the development of breast cancer, but the extent of that role
is not understood. The National Breast Cancer Coalition and
Iowa Breast Cancer Edu-action believe that this critical issue
must be approached thoughtfully and methodically and that a
national strategy for increasing knowledge in this area must
be developed. The Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act
would create grants for the establishment of collaborative multi-institutional,
multi-disciplinary research centers which include community
groups to study the potential link between the environment and
breast cancer. Grants would be awarded based on a competitive,
peer-reviewed process that involves consumer advocates.
Thank you,
Christine Carpenter
319-266-0194
