The Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes (Ithaca, NY) and Clean NY (Capitol Region) are leaders in educating New Yorkers on how to avoid exposure to pollution that causes cancer. Sharon Kaplan of The Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes describes the Body Care Aware Project that she directs. You can minimize the exposures that your body experiences by avoiding the toxic chemicals in body care products. Reading labels on products is a must. There are safe alternatives on the market, or you can make your own. Katie Kelly directs the Healthy Home Parties Project for Clean NY. She teaches workshops on healthy home choices. Clean NY provides easy access to website educational kits covering numerous facets of creating a healthy home environment.
Where the people lead government will follow. Hopefully, this will hold true in the case of cancer prevention education. In order to accomplish the tremendous task of educating Americans on how to avoid exposure to pollution that causes cancer, government must join together with environmental health groups in bringing forward these messages.