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Mammography screening does not prevent or cure breast cancer; however, it may detect the disease before symptoms occur. Mammography is less effective in younger women than in older women.

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Tell Your Legislators: Toxic Chemicals Don't Belong in Consumer Products

NOT ONE MORE WOMAN.

NOT ONE MORE GENERATION.

The Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, dedicated to challenging all obstacles to the eradication of breast cancer, believes that compelling research exists linking environmental toxins to the dramatic rise in breast cancer incidence over the past several decades.

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LOOKING BEYOND THE PINK RIBBON HYPE, DIRECTOR SABRINA McCORMICK, A MASS. NATIVE, SEEKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PREVENTING BREAST CANCER AND INVESTIGATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL LINKS TO THE DISEASE. CLICK HERE to learn more about the film and/or to purchase the corresponding book. Interested in viewing NO FAMILY HISTORY with your friends and family? Host a film viewing party at your house or a local venue. Contact Erin for more information.
BPA: MBCC on local news.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a toxic chemical linked to breast cancer and other diseases found in polycarbonate plastic that is widely used to make baby bottles, sippy cups, teethers, toys, pacifiers, and utensils. It is also in the epoxy resins used to line canned food, including baby formula. A recent study shows that BPA may lessen the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. After months of advocating for the Patrick Administration to take action against BPA, the Mass. Dept. of Public Health issued the warning that babies and developing fetuses should not be exposed to BPA to parents and pregnant women on Monday, August 3rd. Thank you to all of our supporters who took part in this advocacy! This is an important first step. However, evidence of BPA's harm grows; the chemical does not belong in any products. It is important that Massachusetts takes the next step to ban BPA all together! View coverage of the Mass. Breast Cancer Coalition's comments on the warning atWCVB Ch. 5. And read the story in the Boston Globe .
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MISSION STATEMENT: "Defining breast cancer as a political issue, the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition challenges all obstacles to the eradication of this disease."