The No More Breast Cancer campaign developed from the report, Breast cancer: an environmental disease, published in 2005 by the UK Working Group on the Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer.
Those working on the No More Breast Cancer campaign have campaigned for many years to raise awareness and action on the links between the environment and breast cancer. The successful campaign to ban the chemical Lindane was a case study that illustrated the argument that breast cancer is linked to cancer-causing agents present in our environment.
Today our campaign is supported by a growing number of organisations including Scottish Breast Cancer Campaign, Women’s Environmental Network and Unison as well as increasing support for our work across a number of European Union networks focussing on health and environment issues.A recent advertisement also brought together a number of organisations supporting the No More Breast Cancer campaign’s demand that government, industry and mainstream cancer charities take seriously the link between harmful chemicals and breast cancer.
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Diana Ward Principal writer/researcher |
Deborah Burton |
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Jill Day Regional Women's Officer, Retired East Midlands Region, UNISON | |
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Clare Dimmer Chair, Breast Cancer UK |
Helen Lynn Founder member, Breast Cancer UK |
We gratefully acknowledge the practical and professional help given to the development and completion of this work by the following people and organisations:
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Editorial Meeting hosts Sheena Brookman Dianne Dowling Morag Parnell Dept. of Nursing and Midwifery, Stirling University Pesticide Action Network UK The London Haven |
Technical Support Chris Bergen Kevin Dimmer Marjie Laredo Tony Mathias Vanessa Ward-Mathias Ivan Weedon |
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Test Readers Judy Adams Moira Adams Astra Blaug Henry Brookman Sandy Lawrence Maureen Morton Jo Taylor Gwynne Wallis Janet Williams |
Reference searches Judy Adams Dr. Jim Brophy Rory O'Neill Outreach Services Team, Baron's Court Public Library |
Our particular thanks to Professor Andrew Watterson and Dr. Ann Johnson for their critical comment and advice. And to Angela Burton, Jennie Brice, David Cross & Rabina Stratton for their invaluable assistance with the paper version!
Original website design and build by Clare Dimmer, 2005. Thanks to Peter Roberts for HTML redesign and build, 2006. Special thanks to Kevin Dimmer for his invaluable ongoing web support.
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