Kylie's cancer a wake-up call for us all

I wish Kylie well, it is a reminder that we are all vulnerable to illness, whether rich, famous, beautiful or otherwise. I noticed the work of Samuel S. Epstein cited in an article by George Monbiot. Dr. Epstein is an internationally recognized authority on avoidable causes of cancer, particularly unknowing exposures to industrial carcinogens in air, water, the workplace, and consumer products--food, cosmetics and toiletries, and household products including pesticides--besides carcinogenic prescription drugs. He argues that these environmental toxins can explain the rising incidence of cancer in the west, and the website of the coalition he has established on the issue is full of useful resources. See: http://www.preventcancer.com/
Below is an excerpt from their 2003 publication "Stop Cancer BEFORE IT STARTS CAMPAIGN - How to Win the Losing War Against Cancer."

COMMON CAUSES OR RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST CANCER (45)

ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL
Diets high in animal and dairy fats contaminated with
carcinogenic, estrogenic and endocrine disruptive pollutants.
Exposure to carcinogenic chemical pollutants from
neighboring chemical plants or hazardous waste sites.
Workplace exposure to a wide range of carcinogens.

MEDICAL
Oral contraceptives, particularly with early and prolonged use.
Estrogen replacement therapy, particularly with high doses and prolonged use.
Ionizing radiation from diagnostic procedures, particularly fluoroscopy.
Ionizing radiation from premenopausal mammography screening, with early and repeated exposures.
Nonhormonal prescription drugs, such as some antihypertensives.
Silicone gel breast implants, especially those wrapped in polyurethane foam.

LIFESTYLE
Alcohol, with early and excessive use.
Tobacco, with early and excessive use.
Consumer products contaminated by carcinogenic ingredients or contaminants, such as: dark hair dyes, with early and prolonged use; meat contaminated with estrogenic and other hormones following implantation of cattle with hormones prior to slaughter; and milk contaminated with excess IGF-1 levels following injection of cows with genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rBGH).
Inactivity and sedentary lifestyle.
Nulliparity or delayed parity, and failure to lactate.