Lecture addresses environmental causes of cancer


July 3, 2008 · Updated 12:15 PM 

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Islanders for a Healthy Environment and San Juan County Cancer Detectives will present the first of two spring lectures dealing with environmental causes of cancer and other diseases Feb. 25, 2 p.m. in Mullis Community Senior Center.

Steven G. Gilbert, PhD, author of “A Small Dose of Toxicology,” will talk and lead discussion on "Chemicals in Our Lives, Dealing with the Poisons in our Environment: Success Stories, Current Actions, and the Precautionary Principle."

The event is free (donations accepted); light refreshments will be provided. The event is sponsored by the Mullis Community Senior Center.

For more information, call Wilma Munsey, 378-5196. Visit http://www.asmalldoseof.org

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