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Hillary Clinton
(Photograph by William Baker)
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Hillary Clinton Visits Adelphi to Announce Plans for Breast Cancer Research Funding
Mrs. Clinton suggested that researchers study the link between the Island's huge underground aquifer and possible contamination from old defense plants.
Garden City, NY
January 13, 2000
At a conference organized under the aegis of Adelphi University's 20-year-old breast cancer support program, first lady Hillary Clinton told a coalition of breast cancer activists Thursday that the Clinton Administration's new budget will ask for a $10 million increase in research funding to discover a link between environmental causes and breast cancer.
"We have reason to believe that, based on statistics, that there is some environmental cause," Mrs. Clinton told the forum at Adelphi University. The research studies will attempt to identify specific regions of the country that have higher than average concentrations of toxic substances that may lead to higher incident rates of cancer.
Mrs. Clinton, who has worked to increase attention and funding to breast cancer research, declared that Long Island citizens are particularly aware of the risks of breast cancer. She suggested that researchers study the link between the Island's huge underground aquifer and possible contamination from old defense plants.
U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy, Hillary Rutter, director of the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Programs, Fran Visco, president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, and Marie Kaplan, a breast cancer survivor and hotline volunteer, also participated in the discussion. Rep. McCarthy declared, "There is no one here who doesn't believe that the environment must have something to do with breast cancer."
Adelphi president Steven L. Isenberg, in introducing Congresswoman McCarthy and greeting the first lady on behalf of the University, also noted the work of Hillary Rutter and the Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Programs, which hosted the occasion, for its service to breast cancer survivors in New York State. "This has been a superb program," Isenberg said, "exemplifying the commitment of a strong University to the needs and interests of its community."
The Breast Cancer Hotline can be reached by calling 1.800.877-8077 (New York only) and 516.877.4444 (elsewhere).
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Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs -- The College of Arts and Science, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, University College/ABLE Program, and the Schools of Business, Education, Nursing, and Social Work -- the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls over 7,000 students from 37 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation.
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