Oncology Advocates United for Climate and Health International
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OUCH-International
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This #GivingTuesday, support the only nonprofit addressing how climate change affects cancer and cancer care. Your gift helps us educate, advocate, research, and promote climate-smart healthcare.
Donate via Virginia Organizing → choose OUCH-International. 🌍💙 donatenow.networkforgood.org/1388125
Donate via Virginia Organizing → choose OUCH-International. 🌍💙 donatenow.networkforgood.org/1388125
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This #GivingTuesday, support the only nonprofit addressing how climate change affects cancer and cancer care. Your gift helps us educate, advocate, research, and promote climate-smart healthcare.
Donate via Virginia Organizing → choose OUCH-International. 🌍💙 donatenow.networkforgood.org/1388125
Donate via Virginia Organizing → choose OUCH-International. 🌍💙 donatenow.networkforgood.org/1388125
As Lung Cancer Awareness Month ends, our work continues.
Environmental exposures—like air pollution & radon—shape lung cancer risk year-round.
Support climate-smart cancer care. Join @ouchinternational.bsky.social and stay engaged.
#LungCancerAwarenessMonth #ClimateHealth
Environmental exposures—like air pollution & radon—shape lung cancer risk year-round.
Support climate-smart cancer care. Join @ouchinternational.bsky.social and stay engaged.
#LungCancerAwarenessMonth #ClimateHealth
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
As Lung Cancer Awareness Month ends, our work continues.
Environmental exposures—like air pollution & radon—shape lung cancer risk year-round.
Support climate-smart cancer care. Join @ouchinternational.bsky.social and stay engaged.
#LungCancerAwarenessMonth #ClimateHealth
Environmental exposures—like air pollution & radon—shape lung cancer risk year-round.
Support climate-smart cancer care. Join @ouchinternational.bsky.social and stay engaged.
#LungCancerAwarenessMonth #ClimateHealth
🎙️ OUCH-International members Dr. Joan Schiller and Dr. Leticia Nogueira discuss how climate change is impacting cancer risk, care delivery, and patient outcomes on The Oncology Insights Podcast.
Listen: www.wisenetix.co/blog/Cancer-...
#ClimateHealth #Oncology
Listen: www.wisenetix.co/blog/Cancer-...
#ClimateHealth #Oncology
Dr. Joan Schiller & Dr. Leticia Nogueira: Cancer and Climate | Ep. 05
In this episode of The Oncology Insights Podcast, Dr. Abbie Begnaud speaks with Dr. Joan Schiller, Co-Founder of Oncology Advocates United for Climate and Health – International, and Dr. Leticia Nogue...
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November 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🎙️ OUCH-International members Dr. Joan Schiller and Dr. Leticia Nogueira discuss how climate change is impacting cancer risk, care delivery, and patient outcomes on The Oncology Insights Podcast.
Listen: www.wisenetix.co/blog/Cancer-...
#ClimateHealth #Oncology
Listen: www.wisenetix.co/blog/Cancer-...
#ClimateHealth #Oncology
How is climate change shaping cancer care? We're partnering with @cancertrialsie.bsky.social for Cancer Care on a Changing Planet: a free webinar on sustainability, resilience, and innovation in oncology.
Nov 25 | 3-4:30pm GMT
Register: bit.ly/4hFJSAo
#ClimateAndCancer #CancerCare
Nov 25 | 3-4:30pm GMT
Register: bit.ly/4hFJSAo
#ClimateAndCancer #CancerCare
Cancer Care on a Changing Planet
Webinar on climate change and cancer care, with oncology experts sharing global insights and sustainable solutions.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
How is climate change shaping cancer care? We're partnering with @cancertrialsie.bsky.social for Cancer Care on a Changing Planet: a free webinar on sustainability, resilience, and innovation in oncology.
Nov 25 | 3-4:30pm GMT
Register: bit.ly/4hFJSAo
#ClimateAndCancer #CancerCare
Nov 25 | 3-4:30pm GMT
Register: bit.ly/4hFJSAo
#ClimateAndCancer #CancerCare
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Fossil fuels are bad for the planet and our health. A new report from leading health experts shows how coal, oil, and methane gas harm every system of the body at every stage of life.
Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fossil fuels are bad for the planet and our health. A new report from leading health experts shows how coal, oil, and methane gas harm every system of the body at every stage of life.
Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
Learn more: psr.org/fuelingsickness
Fossil fuels don’t just heat the planet; they harm our lungs, hearts, and minds. Fueling Sickness details the hidden health costs of pollution. Endorsed by 11 national health orgs, including OUCH-International.
📘 Read: psr.org/resources/fu...
#PublicHealth #CleanEnergy
📘 Read: psr.org/resources/fu...
#PublicHealth #CleanEnergy
Fueling Sickness: The Hidden Health Costs of Fossil Fuel Pollution | Physicians for Social Responsibility
A collaborative report on the direct health impacts of fossil fuel pollution across every system of the body and every stage of fossil fuel use.
psr.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Fossil fuels don’t just heat the planet; they harm our lungs, hearts, and minds. Fueling Sickness details the hidden health costs of pollution. Endorsed by 11 national health orgs, including OUCH-International.
📘 Read: psr.org/resources/fu...
#PublicHealth #CleanEnergy
📘 Read: psr.org/resources/fu...
#PublicHealth #CleanEnergy
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LCRF announces a new partnership w/ @ouchinternational.bsky.social. Sponsored by @astra-zeneca.bsky.social, the groups will back projects examining how environmental pollution & climate change impact #LungCancer risk, diagnosis, treatment & outcomes – and how to mitigate those effects: LCRF.org/OUCH
LCRF and OUCH International announce new research collaboration
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September 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
LCRF announces a new partnership w/ @ouchinternational.bsky.social. Sponsored by @astra-zeneca.bsky.social, the groups will back projects examining how environmental pollution & climate change impact #LungCancer risk, diagnosis, treatment & outcomes – and how to mitigate those effects: LCRF.org/OUCH
A new JAMA study finds LA’s Jan 2025 wildfires likely caused 440 excess deaths—over 14× the official toll of 31. Smoke, disrupted care, & system strain drove hidden losses.
Read: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Read: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Excess Deaths Attributable to the Los Angeles Wildfires From January 5 to February 1, 2025
This study aims to estimate the number of excess deaths attributable to the Los Angeles wildfires using an interrupted time series design.
jamanetwork.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A new JAMA study finds LA’s Jan 2025 wildfires likely caused 440 excess deaths—over 14× the official toll of 31. Smoke, disrupted care, & system strain drove hidden losses.
Read: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Read: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
New in JAMA! Dr. Sonia Angell argues it’s time to reframe extreme weather as a health crisis and build resilience into public health. 🌍
Read here 👉 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Read here 👉 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Health and Extreme Weather Events
Wildfires, especially those that destroy property or claim human life, capture our attention. They are communicated to the public as “events,” with a beginning and an end. The large ones are memoriali...
jamanetwork.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
New in JAMA! Dr. Sonia Angell argues it’s time to reframe extreme weather as a health crisis and build resilience into public health. 🌍
Read here 👉 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Read here 👉 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
🌍 New in ecancermedicalscience: Climate change & cancer care shows how climate, pollution & biodiversity loss disrupt oncology + offers solutions. With OUCH members @roselledeguzman.bsky.social, Joan Schiller, Katie Lichter, & Seamus O'Reilly.
Read here: ecancer.org/en/journal/a...
Read here: ecancer.org/en/journal/a...
September 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🌍 New in ecancermedicalscience: Climate change & cancer care shows how climate, pollution & biodiversity loss disrupt oncology + offers solutions. With OUCH members @roselledeguzman.bsky.social, Joan Schiller, Katie Lichter, & Seamus O'Reilly.
Read here: ecancer.org/en/journal/a...
Read here: ecancer.org/en/journal/a...
Nearly 2/3 of US drug manufacturing facilities are in counties hit by climate disasters, threatening critical medication supply. Study by Dr. Leticia Nogueira (OUCH-International) & et al. calls for resilient pharma supply chains. Read more: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateHealth
Threats of Weather Disasters for Drug Manufacturing Facilities in the US
This study assesses the frequency with which climate-related disaster events affected counties with US drug production facilities.
jamanetwork.com
August 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Nearly 2/3 of US drug manufacturing facilities are in counties hit by climate disasters, threatening critical medication supply. Study by Dr. Leticia Nogueira (OUCH-International) & et al. calls for resilient pharma supply chains. Read more: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#ClimateHealth
#ClimateHealth
Lung cancer remains the deadliest cancer worldwide—and not all cases are linked to smoking.
On World Lung Cancer Day, OUCH-I highlights the need to address air pollution as a cancer risk factor.
Clean air is essential to cancer prevention.
#WorldLungCancerDay
On World Lung Cancer Day, OUCH-I highlights the need to address air pollution as a cancer risk factor.
Clean air is essential to cancer prevention.
#WorldLungCancerDay
August 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Lung cancer remains the deadliest cancer worldwide—and not all cases are linked to smoking.
On World Lung Cancer Day, OUCH-I highlights the need to address air pollution as a cancer risk factor.
Clean air is essential to cancer prevention.
#WorldLungCancerDay
On World Lung Cancer Day, OUCH-I highlights the need to address air pollution as a cancer risk factor.
Clean air is essential to cancer prevention.
#WorldLungCancerDay
We're proud to see OUCH members Joan Schiller, Roselle de Guzman, Katie Lichter, & Seamus O'Reilly coauthor "Climate change and Cancer Care: Impacts and Implications for Patients and Healthcare Professionals" (in press, ecancer). A vital look at climate threats to cancer care. #ClimateHealth #OUCH
July 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We're proud to see OUCH members Joan Schiller, Roselle de Guzman, Katie Lichter, & Seamus O'Reilly coauthor "Climate change and Cancer Care: Impacts and Implications for Patients and Healthcare Professionals" (in press, ecancer). A vital look at climate threats to cancer care. #ClimateHealth #OUCH
Dr. Ed Balaban and colleagues gave an important talk in AMA’s webinar on how climate change is already affecting patients—from cancer risk to mental health.
Watch here: edhub.ama-assn.org/science-medi...
#ClimateHealth #OUCH
Watch here: edhub.ama-assn.org/science-medi...
#ClimateHealth #OUCH
The Hidden Health Impacts of Climate Change
The first session in this Climate and Health Webinar Series features stories from physicians on how their patients are experiencing hidden climate impacts, including increased cancer risk, exposure to vector-borne diseases outside their historical range, and the mental health effects of climate change.
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June 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Dr. Ed Balaban and colleagues gave an important talk in AMA’s webinar on how climate change is already affecting patients—from cancer risk to mental health.
Watch here: edhub.ama-assn.org/science-medi...
#ClimateHealth #OUCH
Watch here: edhub.ama-assn.org/science-medi...
#ClimateHealth #OUCH
In this new letter, Dr. Joan Schiller, founder of OUCH, raises urgent concerns about worsening air quality in Wisconsin—and calls for stronger accountability from regulators.
#CleanAir #ClimateHealth #PublicHealth
🔗 madison.com/opinion/lett...
#CleanAir #ClimateHealth #PublicHealth
🔗 madison.com/opinion/lett...
Healthy, clean air should be a priority for Wisconsin | Joan Schiller
We just wrapped up Clean Air Month, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. But as a physician, I am deeply troubled that our agencies are patting themselves on
madison.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In this new letter, Dr. Joan Schiller, founder of OUCH, raises urgent concerns about worsening air quality in Wisconsin—and calls for stronger accountability from regulators.
#CleanAir #ClimateHealth #PublicHealth
🔗 madison.com/opinion/lett...
#CleanAir #ClimateHealth #PublicHealth
🔗 madison.com/opinion/lett...
At #ASCO2025, OUCH member Dr. Thomas Kuczmarski received the Young Investigator Award for his work on how climate factors like heat and air quality may raise infection risk in leukemia patients.
Learn more: www.fredhutch.org/en/news/cent...
#ClimateHealth #CancerCare #FredHutch #OUCH
Learn more: www.fredhutch.org/en/news/cent...
#ClimateHealth #CancerCare #FredHutch #OUCH
American Society of Clinical Oncology honors Fred Hutch and UW hematology-oncology fellows
Five early-career Fred Hutch/UW researchers received prestigious Young Investigator Awards from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation during this year's annual meeting of the American Society of Clinica...
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June 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
At #ASCO2025, OUCH member Dr. Thomas Kuczmarski received the Young Investigator Award for his work on how climate factors like heat and air quality may raise infection risk in leukemia patients.
Learn more: www.fredhutch.org/en/news/cent...
#ClimateHealth #CancerCare #FredHutch #OUCH
Learn more: www.fredhutch.org/en/news/cent...
#ClimateHealth #CancerCare #FredHutch #OUCH
Earlier this weekend, OUCH-International members gathered for breakfast during #ASCO25 — a great opportunity to reconnect and discuss global efforts at the intersection of climate and cancer care! 🌎 #ClimateHealth #GlobalOncology #OUCH
June 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Earlier this weekend, OUCH-International members gathered for breakfast during #ASCO25 — a great opportunity to reconnect and discuss global efforts at the intersection of climate and cancer care! 🌎 #ClimateHealth #GlobalOncology #OUCH
👏 Congrats to OUCH-I Chair & Founder Dr. Joan H. Schiller on winning the 2025 #EAOnc Remarkable Mentor in Oncology Award, a true leader in lung cancer research & mentorship! #LungCancer #Oncology #Mentorship #OUCH
May 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
👏 Congrats to OUCH-I Chair & Founder Dr. Joan H. Schiller on winning the 2025 #EAOnc Remarkable Mentor in Oncology Award, a true leader in lung cancer research & mentorship! #LungCancer #Oncology #Mentorship #OUCH
🌍 OUCH has signed the 2025 Declaration on Climate and Health—joining a united call for urgent action to protect health from the growing climate crisis. #ClimateHealth #OUCH-I #HealthEquity #ClimateAction
Read the full declaration: www.lung.org/policy-advoc...
Read the full declaration: www.lung.org/policy-advoc...
A Declaration on Climate Change and Health
As leading public health, patient advocacy, nursing and medical organizations, we reiterate our longstanding commitment to addressing climate change as a public health issue. The statement below artic
www.lung.org
May 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🌍 OUCH has signed the 2025 Declaration on Climate and Health—joining a united call for urgent action to protect health from the growing climate crisis. #ClimateHealth #OUCH-I #HealthEquity #ClimateAction
Read the full declaration: www.lung.org/policy-advoc...
Read the full declaration: www.lung.org/policy-advoc...
New article in CURE by OUCH Steering Committee Chair Dr. Joan Schiller warns: EPA rollbacks will increase air pollution—a known carcinogen—and lead to more lung cancer deaths. Clean air is cancer prevention. #ClimateHealth #LungCancer #OUCH
www.curetoday.com/view/epa-der...
www.curetoday.com/view/epa-der...
EPA Deregulation Means More Air Pollution and More Cancer Deaths
CURE provides access to the cancer news, latest oncology research & expert insights that serve as a guide to every stage of the cancer experience.
www.curetoday.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
New article in CURE by OUCH Steering Committee Chair Dr. Joan Schiller warns: EPA rollbacks will increase air pollution—a known carcinogen—and lead to more lung cancer deaths. Clean air is cancer prevention. #ClimateHealth #LungCancer #OUCH
www.curetoday.com/view/epa-der...
www.curetoday.com/view/epa-der...
Recent New England Journal of Medicine article lays out a research agenda for climate and health: focused on equity, data gaps, and real-world impact. From heat to displacement, the risks are growing — so should the response.
📖 Read: nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#ClimateHealth #NEJM #HealthEquity
📖 Read: nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#ClimateHealth #NEJM #HealthEquity
Climate Change and Human Health — A Research Agenda for Action | NEJM
A new report from the National Academy of Medicine proposes a research agenda to address climate-related health risks and data gaps, emphasizing equity, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
nejm.org
April 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Recent New England Journal of Medicine article lays out a research agenda for climate and health: focused on equity, data gaps, and real-world impact. From heat to displacement, the risks are growing — so should the response.
📖 Read: nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#ClimateHealth #NEJM #HealthEquity
📖 Read: nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#ClimateHealth #NEJM #HealthEquity
Lung cancer trends: While tobacco-related deaths are declining globally, air pollution (PM2.5)-linked mortality is increasing in countries like China & India. Time for stronger air quality policies. #LungCancer #PublicHealth #AirPollution #Tobacco
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39968204/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39968204/
Evolving trends in lung cancer risk factors in the ten most populous countries: an analysis of data from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study - PubMed
This study did not receive any funding support.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
April 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Lung cancer trends: While tobacco-related deaths are declining globally, air pollution (PM2.5)-linked mortality is increasing in countries like China & India. Time for stronger air quality policies. #LungCancer #PublicHealth #AirPollution #Tobacco
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39968204/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39968204/
In 2021, air pollution & tobacco caused over 1.5M lung cancer deaths globally. PM2.5 contributed 374K, and tobacco exposure led to 1.2M. Urgent action needed on health policies to address these disparities. #LungCancer #PublicHealth #AirPollution #Tobacco #GlobalHealth
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Global lung cancer burden attributable to air fine particulate matter and tobacco smoke exposure: spatiotemporal patterns, sociodemographic characteristics, and transnational inequalities from 1990 to...
Background Air fine particulate matter and tobacco smoke exposure are primary risk factors for lung cancer. However, their recent global exposure levels, attributable burden, and patterns of inequalit...
doi.org
April 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In 2021, air pollution & tobacco caused over 1.5M lung cancer deaths globally. PM2.5 contributed 374K, and tobacco exposure led to 1.2M. Urgent action needed on health policies to address these disparities. #LungCancer #PublicHealth #AirPollution #Tobacco #GlobalHealth
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
doi.org/10.1186/s128...
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The climate cost of cancer care is rising 🌍
Dr. Emer Lynch & team, with @seamusoreilly.bsky.social , outline key steps forward in JCO Oncology Practice. Editorial by Dr. Jeffrey Peppercorn calls for urgent action.
Read: bit.ly/4cjHnRg
Editorial: bit.ly/42sjS4b
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Dr. Emer Lynch & team, with @seamusoreilly.bsky.social , outline key steps forward in JCO Oncology Practice. Editorial by Dr. Jeffrey Peppercorn calls for urgent action.
Read: bit.ly/4cjHnRg
Editorial: bit.ly/42sjS4b
@ouchinternational.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The climate cost of cancer care is rising 🌍
Dr. Emer Lynch & team, with @seamusoreilly.bsky.social , outline key steps forward in JCO Oncology Practice. Editorial by Dr. Jeffrey Peppercorn calls for urgent action.
Read: bit.ly/4cjHnRg
Editorial: bit.ly/42sjS4b
@ouchinternational.bsky.social
Dr. Emer Lynch & team, with @seamusoreilly.bsky.social , outline key steps forward in JCO Oncology Practice. Editorial by Dr. Jeffrey Peppercorn calls for urgent action.
Read: bit.ly/4cjHnRg
Editorial: bit.ly/42sjS4b
@ouchinternational.bsky.social
Cancer care’s climate cost is rising. 🌍
Dr. Emer Lynch & team, with OUCH’s Dr. Seamus O'Reilly as senior author, outlines key steps forward in JCO Oncology Practice. Editorial by Dr. Peppercorn calls for urgent action.
Read: doi.org/10.1200/OP-2...
Editorial: doi.org/10.1200/OP-2...
#GreenOncology
Dr. Emer Lynch & team, with OUCH’s Dr. Seamus O'Reilly as senior author, outlines key steps forward in JCO Oncology Practice. Editorial by Dr. Peppercorn calls for urgent action.
Read: doi.org/10.1200/OP-2...
Editorial: doi.org/10.1200/OP-2...
#GreenOncology
Why We Should, and How We Can, Reduce the Climate Toxicity of Cancer Care | JCO Oncology Practice
doi.org
April 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Cancer care’s climate cost is rising. 🌍
Dr. Emer Lynch & team, with OUCH’s Dr. Seamus O'Reilly as senior author, outlines key steps forward in JCO Oncology Practice. Editorial by Dr. Peppercorn calls for urgent action.
Read: doi.org/10.1200/OP-2...
Editorial: doi.org/10.1200/OP-2...
#GreenOncology
Dr. Emer Lynch & team, with OUCH’s Dr. Seamus O'Reilly as senior author, outlines key steps forward in JCO Oncology Practice. Editorial by Dr. Peppercorn calls for urgent action.
Read: doi.org/10.1200/OP-2...
Editorial: doi.org/10.1200/OP-2...
#GreenOncology