The exact causes of breast cancer are unknown.
But, exposure to certain environmental pollutants is a key suspect.
Those of us coping with cancer do everything we can to prevent
unnecessary exposure to hazardous substances.
A group of us began studying the pesticide and
cancer connection. We learned that the labels on insecticides
sprayed by pest control companies state,“Hazard to humans
and domestic animals.” It also says, “This pesticide
is extremely toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates . . .”
. The County and the State Health Departments recommend against
routinely fogging/spraying.
We also learned schools and hospitals routinely
spray insecticides, often when students, patients and staff
are in the buildings. We are working to reduce the use of pesticides
in schools, hospitals and clinics.
We have a chance to make the Cedar Valley a healthier
environment. Join Iowa Breast Cancer Edu-action’s Pesticide
Reduction Working Group as we urge city, school and hospital
officials to adopt healthy practices and stop spraying and fogging
cancer-causing insecticides where we walk, sit, eat, crawl,
and play.
