EXPOSURE film - PEI viewing

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 06:55:08
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From: Sharon Labchuk <slabchuk@isn.net>
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We know that cancer can have many causes. But seventy to eighty percent of
women with breast cancer have none of the "official" risk factors - family
history (which accounts for only 5-10% of all diagnoses), a high fat diet,
or hormonal and reproductive factors. In the 1950's, a woman was at a
one-in-twenty risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime.  Today this
risk has skyrocketed to one in eight. Rising breast cancer rates may only
be the tip of the iceberg in a slew of illnesses caused or aggravated by
toxic contamination.  
	
The new Canadian film,  EXPOSURE: Environmental Links to Breast Cancer,
examines the effects of radiation and common toxic chemicals, like
pesticides, on our health and promotes the importance of primary prevention
as a key strategy in stopping cancer.  It is narrated and hosted by breast
cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John and features scientists,  activists and
other survivors who explain the science, raise questions, and speak
forcefully about the need for generating the social and political changes
necessary for a cleaner and safer world. 
	
The production of this 53 minute film was a project of the Toronto-based
group, Women's Network on Health and the Environment. It played to
resounding applause and ovation twice at the First World Conference on
Breast Cancer in Kingston, Ontario last summer.  Women who saw the film in
Summerside and Charlottetown last month overwhelmingly agreed that everyone
on PEI should see it.  The film's message is absolutely compelling - a call
to action.
	
You can see EXPOSURE on Wednesday, April 22 (Earth Day) at 7:00 pm at the
Herb Garden Restaurant on St. Marys Road (near New Glasgow).   The viewing
is sponsored by Earth Action and there is no charge.  For more information
call Sharon Labchuk at 621-0719.


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