What follows is our letter, appealing to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, asking them to help protect the women of California from the chemical in the LBAM spray known to cause breast cancer:

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Dear Ladies,
The women of the Monterey Bay Area of California have been aerially sprayed with
2-hydroxy-4-n-octyloxybenzophenone. This is a Xenochemical that binds to estrogen receptors not just in animals, but in humans. In other words, even in small doses, it signals people’s bodies to take a specific biological action. Even small doses could affect hormonal functions by causing the constant production of estrogen. Prolonged exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals is the cause of breast cancer.

The California Dept of Food and Agriculture conducted aerial spraying of this urban area in
Sep-Nov of 2007. They will resume spraying in June 2008, and will also begin spraying the
San Francisco Bay Area in August 2008, which has a population of some 7 million people.

This spraying was authorized by the governor of California, against the will of local governments and outraged private citizens.

More than 600 people were made immediately ill by the spraying in the Monterey Bay area…
if the percentages hold true for the SF Bay Area, we can expect an epidemic of 2 million cases
of pesticide poisoning with short term effects of respiratory failure, skin rashes, vomiting and
severe irritation of the eyes. Menopausal women are also reporting that they have recommenced menstruation! Our hospitals are not equipped to deal with these many violently ill citizens.

The spraying is being conducted to combat the presence of a moth, the light brown apple moth (LBAM). The moth was incorrectly misclassified as a Class A pest and this is what is allowing our governor, who receives documented monetary contributions from the spray’s manufacturer, Suterra LLC, to subject the people of California to the aerial spraying of untested chemicals on urban populations.

It is against federal law to experiment on pregnant women and children, yet, the governor and the CDFA have overruled this law, claiming the moth will destroy agriculture in California.

In point of fact, the moth does no damage to foods. It is a leafroller moth that does minimal
harm to leaves and is considered a negligible pest in New Zealand and a beneficial insect in Hawaii.

The truth behind the egregious actions of our state government and its partners is that some
interstate and international trade restrictions might be put on traders because of the presence
of the moth, because the moth has been incorrectly classified as a threat. So, basically, the monetary concerns of special interests have been given precedence over the health of millions of human beings.

We are desperately attempting to stop the spray before it resumes this summer. Our mayors and representatives are trying to protect us from harm, but because this is a state level program, the only people with the power to stop it are the governor, the head of the CDFA and potentially, the USDA. Unfortunately, all of these individuals have created the lies and media spin that have enabled them to do this to the children, men and women of the Monterrey Bay Area. Only severe, national public outrage can help us.

As your group knows, countless women are diagnosed with breast cancer in California every year. Our government is telling us they will spray us every 30 days for an unlimited number of years with a known breast-cancer-causing chemical. We are terrified and reaching out to anyone who might care about what is happening to us here. We don’t want a horrendous rise in breast cancer here. Enough women are already sick and dying from it.

The toxic compound with which we are being sprayed also contains tumorgens and mutagens.
It is encapsulated in microscopic particulate plastic (think biological warfare). The plastic
is then inhaled deeply into the lungs where it remains forever.

In addition to the immediate poisonings caused in Monterrey, the rivers were fouled with
surfactant foam and the precious coast experienced the worst red tide local people have ever seen. At least 600 seabirds washed up dead and dying on the shore, and people have reported pets dying, too.

I realize this sounds nuts. It sounds like it couldn’t be true, but it is, and is being covered by
all major news sources in the state. You can visit www.lbamspray.com to get pertinent information, do Google searches and go to YouTube, search for ‘lbam spray’ and access video documentation of what is happening to us here.

One of the videos on YouTube is from a Santa Cruz doctor. She explains the link between the spray components and breast cancer and her fear that this will sicken all of the women she treats. Please, watch the video linked to.

The government has told us it is fine for us to breathe particulate plastic. They have told
us we don’t need to worry about having our air, our water, our bodies loaded with carcinogens.
They are lying, and the people know it, but we need the support of organizations like yours.

The Breast Cancer Fund has already come out with their statement against the spray. It would
mean everything to the women of California, many of whom are breast cancer survivors and desperate to be protected from forced exposure to carcinogens, if the Susan G. Komen fund would speak for our protection. Please, research what is happening here.

It is our belief that if the government is not stopped now, aerial spraying of urban populations
will become a given in all US states.

Thank you for your time and concern.

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If you are an American woman, if you are a man who loves his wife or mother, if you are a breast cancer survivor living in California, I urge you to contact the Susan G. Komen Foundation at 1-877 GO KOMEN to plead with them to join is in saying that women will not tolerate being given breast cancer so that corporations can make profits.

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