Dr. Samuel Epstein hasn't made many friends in the Canadian and American Cancer Societies or with the federal government because he has been a publicly vocal critic to what he believes is their complete lack of attention to the every day cancer risks that each of us encounter in life. His criticism is justified. Dr. Epstein, who teaches environmental and occupational medicine at the University of Illinois, wants us to know that we are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals when we shampoo our hair, put on makeup, tidy the house, control garden pests, in how we store our food -- and in the food we eat.
Because Dr. Epstein feels the cancer organizations given the job of informing and protecting the public to the dangers the environment presents in increased cancer risks are failing to do so, he is calling for a revolution of sorts to initiate real change. He advocates abandoning any notion those appointed to protect will ever do their job -- the federal government or the cancer societies -- and taking your concerns to the local city or town council level where change has the most chance of happening.
To the critics of Dr. Epstein who suggest that they suffer cancer warning exhaustion and have come to the conclusion that if you listen long enough to the news, everything will be reported as being a cancer risk -- are simply misguided. There are safe alternative products and foods to the products that do pose a cancer risk. It's simply a matter of choice and insisting that those who are creating unsafe products and a chemically-polluted environment stop. To read more about what Dr. Epstein has to say about the consumer revolution and why one is needed, read Cancer-causing agents found in every day items.
