The Presidents Cancer Panel report is going to spark some very interesting debate about who knew what and when. This will smack of Big Tobacco's stance that they knew nothing of the health risks of tobacco use. To add insult to injury, we see that there is evidence that the American Cancer Society has been lax in its oversight of known carcinogens in the food supply as well as plastic products used by humans. According to Environment News Service,
"The ACS's indifference to cancer prevention reflects major industry funding. ACS has received contributions in excess of $100,000 from a wide range of "Excalibur Donors," many of whom continue to manufacture carcinogenic products, points out Dr. Epstein."

These include:
o Petrochemical companies (DuPont; BP; and Pennzoil)
o Industrial waste companies (BFI Waste Systems)
o Junk food companies (Wendy's International; McDonalds's; Unilever/Best Foods; and Coca-Cola)
o Big Pharma (AstraZenceca; Bristol Myers Squibb; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck & Company; and Novartis)
o Biotech companies (Amgen; and Genentech)
o Cosmetic companies (Christian Dior; Avon; Revlon; Elizabeth Arden; and Estee Lauder)
Nothing like a good scrap to keep the dialogue honest!

– Bill Stewart