Is Work a Cause of Breast Cancer?

TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2015 /CNW/ - How is work contributing to high rates of breast cancer for Canadian women?

Let's Put Breast Cancer Out of Work is a public forum on the occupational links to breast cancer, featuring pioneering researchers Jim Brophy, Margaret Keith and Charlotte Brody from the Blue Green Alliance in the U.S.

WHAT:	Let's Put Breast Cancer Out Of Work – Public Forum
WHERE:	United Steelworkers Hall 25 Cecil Street, Toronto
WHEN:	Tuesday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m.
WHO:	Jim Brophy, PhD, Margaret Keith, PhD, Charlotte Brody, RN, Blue Green Alliance
COST:	Free

Despite growing evidence of occupational factors contributing to breast cancer, "government agencies responsible for protecting workers remain silent," says Brophy. "There needs to be greater pressure to force cancer prevention in the workplace."

"As health and safety activists, we're eager to learn more about workplace hazards so we can bargain for stronger cancer prevention and protect workers," says Marty Warren, United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Director.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women. Canada has one of the highest breast cancer rates in the world, the Canadian Cancer Society says.

The free forum is sponsored by the United Steelworkers, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, OPSEU, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, Unifor and National Network on Environments and Women's Health.

SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)

Jim Brophy, PhD, 519-981-3566; Sylvia Boyce, United Steelworkers, 905-741-9830, [email protected]