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Nuclear power, Human health and the environment- the breast cancer warning in the Great Lakes Basin (1995)

Author	Greenpeace
Date	1995
Classification	6.01.4.60/39 (RADIATION - AROUND FACILITIES)
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PREFACE

The Greenpeace report Nuclear Power, Human Health and the Environment: The
Breast Cancer Warning in the Great Lakes Basin makes an important contribution to
the growing body of evidence linking breast cancer with environmental pollutants.

In previous reports and community organizing efforts, Greenpeace has highlighted
the link between toxic chemicals accumulating in the environment, including
organochlorines, and breast cancer. Experimental and epidemiological studies
suggest an association between these compounds and breast cancer incidence.

Viewing breast cancer as a symbol of a larger public health crisis-a harbinger
ofother diseases linked to environmental contamination- Greenpeace tried to
determine whether radioactive pollutants pose a breast cancer threat as well.
Our data show that, indeed, they could. By focussing on radiation, this report is
not pitting one cancer-causing pollutant against another, but adding to the growing
body of evidence suggesting an association between different poisons acting
 together and breast cancer and other illnesses.

This report makes the case that radiation-which is a known cause of breast cancer-
may be another deadly contributor to the breast cancer epidemic in the U.S. It
presents evidence suggesting that radiation from nuclear power plants, atmospheric
bomb testing, and medical procedures could be contributing to breast cancer deaths
of women in the Great Lakes region. The data suggest that the harmful effects of
radiation may be exacerbated in the presence of chemical pollutants.

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