The ACS refused to join a coalition to support the Clean Air Act. The Act would reduce carcinogens in the air. The coalition that supported the Clean Air Act including the March of Dimes, American Heart Association, and the American Lung Association, but not the American Cancer Society. The ACS refused to support the Toxic Substances Control Act and never once entered the fight for clean water legislation. The ACS opposed the FDA’s ban on saccharin, one year earlier, the society had accept a grant from Coca Cola (a manufacturer of saccharin sweetened soda. Finally, ACS opposed or failed to support occupational safety standards, efforts to reduce radiation exposure and other forms of environmentally oriented cancer prevention.
I guess I need to do some more digging for additional information. Surely, the ACS hasn't sold us down the river.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY FAILED TO SUPPORT MEASURES TO REDUCE CAUSES OF CANCER
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