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Dr. Joan Schiller

@joan_schiller

Physician worried about the effects of a warming clilmate on the care of cancer patients; Oncologists United for Climate and Health (OUCH)

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Come join us! And be part of the solution and not the problem. Yes, even tho we may feel helpless and small, there is strength in numbers.

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Excellent video by the @irishCancerSoc about the importance of research, advocacy, and support. And of course, Jarushka Naidoo is part of it.

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Proud to have provided testimony to the Senate Committee on Appropriations urging them provide adequate funding for the EPA.

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Excellent summary by Evergreen Action’s final U.S. EPA report card showing the agency’s successful progress finalizing 9 of 11 critical power sector rules. evergreenaction.com/blog/epa-earns…

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OUCH-I is proud to join National Academy of Medicine climate and health movement alongside other organizations nationwide that are committed to this important initiative. Climate change has a profound impact on human health, including cancer care & prevention.

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This is Air Quality Awareness Week, & the EPA has a good website about air quality and climate: epa.gov/air-quality/ai…

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The numbers don’t lie. Most Americans agree that we need to take meaningful action against climate change.
cbsnews.com/news/poll-redu…

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So pleased to have been invited to speak at Citizens for Radioactive Radon Reduction! They do a terrific job in their fight to reduce the risk of lung cancer by reducing radon exposure OUCH

So pleased to have been invited to speak at Citizens for Radioactive Radon Reduction! They do a terrific job in their fight to reduce the risk of lung cancer by reducing radon exposure @OUCH_OncsUnited
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This is sobering…. top two causes for lung cancer in pts who have never smoked: particulate matter in air pollution (PM2.5) and radon. The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health American Cancer Society nature.com/articles/s4157…

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So sorry to be leaving northern Virginia, which I loved, but also delighted to moving back to my “home” in Madison WI, home of grandkids, Packers, Badgers, brats and CHEESE!

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How does a changing climate impact care for patients undergoing cancer treatment?

👇check out our UCSF EaRTH Center post by Anna Paulsson, MD UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Dept. Chair Dr. Cathy Park and I with proposed solutions for health systems, professional societies, wnd clinicians ASTRO

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Thank you, ASCO for naming me an Advocacy Champion at the . I am proud to advocate on issues such as how climate change & air pollution impact cancer care and outcomes. Looking forward to continuing my involvement next year!

Thank you, @ASCO for naming me an Advocacy Champion at the #ASCOAdvocacySummit. I am proud to advocate on issues such as how climate change & air pollution impact cancer care and outcomes. Looking forward to continuing my involvement next year!
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