Correspondence

Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation

30.09.2023 – PeterMac
I guess most of us in Australia would have heard of PeterMac, or the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation. I had. I even applied for a job with them many years ago.

“Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is internationally recognised for helping to lead the search for cancer cures, and is Australia’s only public hospital solely dedicated to caring for people affected by cancer.”
“Together, we can find new and better ways to prevent, detect and treat cancers.”

Recently, I received a large unsolicited letter in the post box from PeterMac. It contained a pair of socks, a biro, 3 small cards with envelopes, copy of correspondence from a young patient, a request for money with $1000 circled, and a signed letter from the CEO.

I decided to respond directly to the CEO, Kate Torney OAM, (56Kb) and that is when things came unstuck. I was prevented from doing so (101Kb).

I thought PeterMac and cleanairtas were on the same page and concerned about cancer, as  “Together, we can find new and better ways to prevent, detect and treat cancers.”
Why won’t my correspondence be forwarded to the CEO to whom it was addressed?

One major way to prevent some cancers is right before our very eyes. That is to stop deliberate wood smoke at the source
World Health Organisation studies show air pollution and Particulate Matter (a major component of wood smoke) cause cancer in humans. Air pollution and Particulate Matter were both declared Group 1 carcinogens ten years ago, in 2013.

I feel rather than using valuable resources to prevent my correspondence getting to where it is addressed, why doesn’t PeterMac use the proven science to PREVENT many air pollution/wood smoke caused cancers in the first place?
Why wait till someone gets cancer.
Prevention is better than cure