Now Is The Time-Pitch In

I recently blogged about the political climate, about staying focused on an issue, and not getting distracted by partisan political "religions" and finding a way of working together for the greater good. That greater good in my life is, of course, Less Cancer -- the goal of actually reducing the low-hanging, preventable incidences of cancer. Cancer is something that has touched almost all of us personally. We understand that Cancer is a large umbrella term, encompassing dozens of diseases; we also know that over 50% of all cancers are preventable. The American Association for Cancer Research tells us in its cancer progress report that, "Policies, whether implemented by schools, workplaces, businesses, or government -- local, state, or federal -- work by helping to create environments that allow individuals to more easily adopt a lifestyle that promotes cancer prevention. Thus, it is imperative that everyone works together to develop and implement new, more efficient public education and policy initiatives to help reduce the burden of cancer further, in particular, the load from those cancers related to preventable causes." Cancer comes at us from all directions and only together can we reduce those many kinds of preventable cancer. With the political climate focused on Corporatism and seemingly less focused on social good, now is the time for non-profits to join arms. Even organizations that might not seem to be aligned need to find common ground. This is al...
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