Becoming a member

DES is still taking its toll. New cases of DES exposure are now being discovered in women 40 years of age and older and in immigrants who were exposed overseas. Not a month, week or day goes by that our organization doesn't receive a call from someone directly affected by this drug.

While it was prescribed, no one seemed to question whether DES would have long-term effects on health. And even after 30 years since, many questions remain unanswered.

The United States government continues to fund research into the long-term effects of DES: it is trying to find answers about cancer risks of DES exposed daughters as they go through menopause, about cancer risks for sons as they reach their 50s and 60s and they are also studying the risk for the third generation, the children of DES exposed sons and daughters.

To help DES Action Canada in its mission of informing the public and the medical community about the effects of DES and of raising public awareness to prevent history from repeating itself, become a member of DES Action Canada. (PDF - 127k)