Climate Change affects everyone – but did you know how much of an impact it has on cancer care? And how much cancer care can contribute to climate change? 

Matt and Ben learn about what can be done to combat climate change, and the cost of what happens if we don’t prepare for it on every level. To talk through everything from the staggering carbon footprint of cancer care, to how certain cancers are on the rise, and from the best way to tackle climate anxiety, to why institutions should be prioritizing disaster planning, they’re joined by two experts in their field.  

Shellyza Sajwani, PharmD, co-chair of the Canadian Association of Pharmacy for the Environment (CAPhE), a cancer survivor whose treatment was once disrupted by multiple tornadoes, and now plays a key role in global cooperation between oncology and pharmacy experts to tackle climate change; and Joan Schiller, MD, an oncologist and co-founder of climate advocacy group Oncologists United for Climate and Health (OUCH). 

Find out more about OUCH on their website: https://www.ouchforclimate.org/  

You can learn more about Climaceutics here: https://www.climaceutics.com/ 

The International Pharmaceutical Federation's SustainabilityRx site offers a wealth of useful and relevant resources: https://sustainability.fip.org/  

And Rx for Climate here: https://www.rxforclimate.org/  

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