http://making-cancer-history.ca/2009/02/04/our-new-strategic-plan-for-getting-cancer-under-control/ Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:26:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://making-cancer-history.ca/2009/02/04/our-new-strategic-plan-for-getting-cancer-under-control/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Paul Visentin Tue, 26 May 2009 13:08:25 +0000 http://making-cancer-history.ca/?p=14#comment-142 I have supported the CCS in the past and have great respect for the research and avocacy done on cancer issues. I beleive that your organization has been sidetracked from its core mandate to target pesticides. Why does the CCS focus so heavily on its pesticide prevention campaign when you clearly are in need of funds for greater causes. The science on pesticides does not support the CCS position. There are many scientists around the world that do not share the CCS policy on pesticides. There are however many environmental activists, including the two on your board, that use studies that are not based in science such as the Ontario College of Family Physicians 2004 Literature Review. You are diverting funds to environmental activists groups under the guise of prevention and advocacy that could be better used for research. Two of your board members are directors of CAPE and Toxic Free Canada which have no interest in cancer research or prevention but are funded by the CCS. I really think you need to revisit the value of the pesticide campaign and the two associated board members. I have supported the CCS in the past and have great respect for the research and avocacy done on cancer issues. I beleive that your organization has been sidetracked from its core mandate to target pesticides. Why does the CCS focus so heavily on its pesticide prevention campaign when you clearly are in need of funds for greater causes. The science on pesticides does not support the CCS position. There are many scientists around the world that do not share the CCS policy on pesticides. There are however many environmental activists, including the two on your board, that use studies that are not based in science such as the Ontario College of Family Physicians 2004 Literature Review. You are diverting funds to environmental activists groups under the guise of prevention and advocacy that could be better used for research. Two of your board members are directors of CAPE and Toxic Free Canada which have no interest in cancer research or prevention but are funded by the CCS. I really think you need to revisit the value of the pesticide campaign and the two associated board members.

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