As a society, we have gotten used to hearing about people with cancer. Environmental investigations take decades to conduct putting communities at risk of environmental exposure. We must fix the broken system and look at ways to prevent and limit environmental exposures and chronic illnesses like cancer. According to the CDC, New Hampshire has
Dear Secretary DeVos, My name is Bill Couzens; I am a proud Michigander and the founder of Less Cancer, a small, underfunded non-profit working to end the over 50 percent of preventable cancers. Our work in cancer prevention is different from the better funded industry of cancer treatment. We feel like the unacknowledged sibling, less
First Published in Vitals Cancer is a word no one wants to hear. A diagnosis comes with shock, fear and much heartache. Unfortunately, far too many families are forced to hear it and watch as their loved ones fight to overcome the cruel disease. Amidst all that pain, however, there are amazing people fighting to
First published in the Huffington Post TV inspiration Yvette Bowser has joined the board of the Next Generation Choices Foundation (“Less Cancer”) As founder of Less Cancer, I am very excited to have Yvette join our board. She is a trailblazing TV producer and writer who will lend her unique perspective, talent, and energy to
Less Cancer Board Member Donna Eacho FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC August 3, 2016 Donna Eacho brings years of community involvement as she joins the board of Less Cancer Donna Eacho, a banker and philanthropist who has been involved in local business, education and cultural affairs has joined the board of Next Generation,
Thomas M.Sherman, M.D. Less Cancer Chairman As someone who wears many hats, I have many perspectives on the fight against cancer. I am a founding board member and the first Chairman of the Board of Less Cancer, which is dedicated to prevention of the disease. I am also a physician, a legislator, a
One of the many comments I hear in our work to institute policies that work to protect the public is that people want it both ways. They operate from a place of convenience or profitability — fast food, environmental degradation, predatory marketing — and yet vilify efforts to protect human health as being “too
Jeanne Petzold Tom and I became involved three years ago when Mile O’Brien presented a challenge to join him in support of Less Cancer by cycling across Michigan. Miles responded to adversity by upping his focus on making a difference in other peoples lives; now that was a cause we needed to associate
The work for cancer prevention requires more than intention; it requires effort. The work we do is not cutting edge. However, it is thoughtful and requires hard focused work. So much of the way we operate in this world is about responding to suffering, and we can either do something after the fact, or work
Why Bob Bruttell rides in the Split the Mitt bike ride for Less Cancer 313 miles 2 days June 25/26 Detroit to Petoskey, Michigan? "We are all moved when we know a relative that is stricken with pancreatic cancer or Hodgkins Lymphoma, cancers which seem remote. However there are many forms of cancer that are