Bibliographies

(66) Does Current Cancer Risk Assessment Harm Health? (Washington Roundtable on Science & Public Policy, George C. Marshall Institute)
"A part per billion is a ... very tiny amount but everybody hears 'carcinogen' and panics. In fact, Paul Slovik, who works on risk perception, did a survey, asking people 'If you are exposed to a carcinogen, will you get cancer?' Seventy percent thought 'Yes,' not in any way considering dosage."

(67) Pollution, Pesticides and Cancer: Misconceptions (Testimony to U.S. Senate, March 6, 1997 by Dr. Bruce N. Ames and Dr. Lois S. Gold)
"The U.S. spends 100 times more to prevent one hypothetical, highly uncertain, death from a synthetic chemical than it spends to save a life by medical intervention. Attempting to reduce tiny hypothetical risks also has costs, e.g., if reducing synthetic pesticides makes fruits and vegetables more expensive, thereby decreasing consumption, then cancer will be increased, particularly for the poor."

(68) Living Long Enough to Die of Cancer (American Council on Science & Health)
"Societies of sufficiency, with their low infant mortality and long-life expectancies at birth, happen to be those in which many people die of cancer as opposed to other causes. This is not to say, as many antitechnology ideologues imply, that societal sufficiency causes cancer. It is to say that societal sufficiency provides a large proportion of the population with the opportunity to live long enough to develop cancer."

(69) Cancer Facts & Figures-1997 Environmental Risks (American Cancer Society)
http://www.cancer.org/statistics/97cff/97enviro.html
"Public concern about environmental cancer risks often focuses on risks for which no carcinogenicity has been proven or in situations where known carcinogen exposures are at such low levels that risks are negligible."

(70) Nutrition Information: Three Tools for a Healthy Diet (American Medical Association)
Dietary guidelines to make healthy food choices, the Food Guide Pyramid, and food labeling information, provided by the American Medical Association (from the AMA Complete Guide to Women's Health)

(71) Healthy Benefits of Fruits & Vegetables (Dole Food Company)
"There is consensus among nutrition experts and relevant health organizations-including the U.S. Surgeon General, the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society-that the American diet contains too much fats and not enough fruits, vegetables and whole grains ... Health authorities recommend that Americans should eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables."

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