It’s time to take action. Everywhere I go I see pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The easiest thing for the city of Indianapolis to do in the fight against breast cancer is to make all workplaces smoke free. Studies have shown long-term exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of developing breast cancer in nonsmokers by 27 percent. This risk increases to 68 percent for younger, pre-menopausal women.

The City-County Council has the opportunity to step forward in the fight against cancer. Make our city a healthy city for all by making all workplaces smoke free.

Mandy Spitznagle

Indianapolis