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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26-05-2021 18:28:36
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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.
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.
The numbers don’t lie. Most Americans agree that we need to take meaningful action against climate change. #ClimateActionNow
cbsnews.com/news/poll-redu…
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 #lungcancer American Cancer Society nature.com/articles/s4157…
Air pollution puts populations at risk for asthma, cardiac diseases, and…. lung cancer. OUCH ACS National Lung Cancer Roundtable ACS National Lung Cancer Roundtable apple.news/AxmXjmU-hQf61a…
Many thanks to Tammy Baldwin and her staff for being such great advocates for cancer care! Kurt Oettel Noelle LoConte, MD, FASCO ASCO
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