NACST Letter Writing Campaign:

"Turn It Off 4 Kids" 

In January 2015, NACST initiated a letter writing campaign to children’s health, education and cancer prevention organizations calling on them to immediately prioritize the issue of wireless technology in schools.

Why:   Several research studies show that wireless radiation impacts the developing brain.  In addition, recent peer reviewed scientific findings in 2014 demonstrate that wireless radiation causes cancer and several researchers now state that RF-EMF radiation meets Group 1 classification criteria as a carcinogen.

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Organization	Date Letter Sent	Response
Susan G. Komen Foundation whose mission is "to save lives and end breast cancer forever".  Judith A. Salerno, M.D., M.S., President and CEO, Nancy G. Brinker, Founder and Chair of Global Strategy, Linda Custard, Chair of the Board of Directors	1/1/2015
American Cancer Society "The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service."  Board of Directors:  1-800-227-2345	1/1/2015
Physicians for Social Responsibility "Physicians for Social Responsibility works to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival."  Executive Director Catherine Thomasson, MD	1/1/2015
American Public Health Association "Mission:  Improve the health of the public and achieve equity in health status." Executive Director, Georges C. Benjamin, MD	1/1/2015
The Environmental Working Group "Our mission is to empower people to live healthier lives in a healthier environment." President Ken Cook and Executive Director Heather White	1/1/2015
American Academy of Pediatrics Mission: "To attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults." Sandra Hassink, MD, FAAP President-Elect	1/1/2015
National PTA "The overall purpose of PTA is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children." President Otha Thornton	1/1/2015
The Children's Environmental Health Network   http://cehn.org/ "A national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the developing child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthier environment. " Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPH , Executive Director	1/1/2015
Healthy Schools Network, Inc.  http://www.healthyschools.org/index.html "Our policy campaigns address three core facets of environmental health at school: 1) child-safe standards for school design, construction, and siting; 2) child-safe policies for housekeeping and purchasing (targeting indoor air pollutants, mercury, pesticides and other toxics, and the use of safer substitutes); and 3) environmental public health services for children in harm's way." Executive Director Claire Barnett  and President of the Board of Directors Chip Halverson, ND	1/1/2015

Will We Allow Our Children to Play with a Carcinogen?

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The Simple Solution: Turn It Off

If a School has a wireless system installed, ethernet cables be run for Internet access so that schools can provide 100% safe technology.  Best Practices exist. Let's Use them. 

Please read our letter below. We will post when we receive a response and what actions the organization plans on taking. We ask that you join us and write a letter as well. ​ Read Our Press Release on this campaign Here.

The Time to Act is Now

One Daughter's Cell Phone Use and Breast Cancer Fight

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An Open Letter from Traci Frantz 

My name is Traci Frantz and I live in Strasburg, Pennsylvania.  On January 4, 2012 my daughter, Tiffany, was diagnosed (in Lancaster, PA) with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in her left breast.  Tiffany submitted to genetic testing and, as a family, we underwent genetic counseling. Genetic tests including BRCA1, BRCA2 and TP53 tested negative.  Therefore, there is no genetic pre-disposition to breast cancer.

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However, Tiffany stored her cell phone in her bra (against her bare skin) for at least 5 years, every day, all day (12 hours/day) and the masses that were found lined up exactly with where she stored her cell phone.  By November of 2012, Tiffany had a left mastectomy, radiation therapy and reconstructive surgeries (at Hopkins) and we were convinced that the cancer had been removed and obliterated by 6 weeks of radiation therapy.  

In March of 2013 it was discovered via PET scan and MRI (in Lancaster, PA) that Tiffany’s breast cancer had metastasized to her hip, pelvis, spine, sternum and skull.  Tiffany underwent surgery to insert a plate into her left hip as a stabilizer and 2 weeks of radiation to treat the tumor that was quite sizeable.  She currently is undergoing monthly Zometa IV treatments (for 2 years) and daily Tamoxifen treatments (for 5 years).

We most recently (June 2014) have been informed that according to her latest PET scan, her cancer has metastasized to her liver.  The wording that is being advocated for is already in the owner’s manual which no one takes the time to read.  Cell phone manufacturers KNOW there is a danger otherwise they would not include it in their verbage.  We are only asking for it to be better seen by the consumer at the point of sale for the sole purpose of heeding caution and for nothing more.  

Have you and your family taken the time to read your owner’s manual?  Have you and your family heeded the advice your cell phone manufacturer recommends?  I WISH there would have been a warning on the outside of the box for ALL of us to read - My daughter may not have to fight for her life if it were!!!   - Traci Frantz