Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition-
Towards a Cancer-Free Cape Economy Forum Event
What would it take to wean our economy off its dependency on carcinogenic chemicals?
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Against the Tide
MBCC’s annual swim, kayak, walk, or run event. Click to learn more, register, or make a pledge!
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MBCC Research Updates
Click the image to see the list released video segments.
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A Special Message from the MBCC Executive Director
A Special Message from the MBCC Executive Director.
Volunteer
Want to make a difference toward breast cancer prevention in Massachusetts? Do you have a few minutes to make a phone call or send an email and/or letter? Become part of our advocacy network and join volunteers across the state working towards breast cancer prevention! As a volunteer in our action network, you can help […]
Donate
“I support MBCC and it’s culture of prevention. My mother passed away from breast cancer at age 57. We will never know exactly why she was struck down by this curse, but perhaps if the next generation is better educated than the one before, we can wipe out unnecessary diagnoses and save irreplaceable lives- and […]
July/August eNewsletter
In recent months, the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition has honored our mission of prevention with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of our sister organization, Silent Spring Institute, our attendance and acceptance of the Massachusetts General Hospital’s one hundred honor, as well as the 22nd annual Against the Tide event in Hopkinton. In addition, our […]
A New Discussion Tool for Health Professionals and Patients to Reduce Toxic Exposures
Let’s Talk Prevention: Reducing Toxic Exposures is an educational program facilitated by the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) to increase discussions about environmental exposures between health professionals and patients. The goal of this program to reduce toxic exposures holds implications for reducing the burden of all environmentally-linked diseases, including breast cancer. To help facilitate these discussions and make this important public health topic more palatable at your next doctor’s appointment, MBCC has created a booklet for health professionals and a medical brochure for patients.
- BPA Ban Introduced in Congress by Senator Markey (D-MA)
- Flame Retardants Update: Kaiser pledges to only purchase flame retardant free furniture
- Pollution Becomes Personal: NSTAR Spraying Update from GreenCape
BPA Ban Introduced in Congress by Senator Markey (D-MA)
Senator Markey along with Representatives Capps and Meng lead the way in toxic exposure reduction with the introduction of the “Ban Poisonous Additives (BPA) Act of 2014” in Congress. The bill, “Ban Poisonous Additives (BPA) Act of 2014” introduced in Congress on Wednesday, June 9th would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the […]
Flame Retardants Update: Kaiser pledges to only purchase flame retardant free furniture
In our March/April eNewsletter, we reported on TB117-2013, the revised flammability standard passed in California in January 2014 that has become de-facto standard for much of the United States. The new standard is an important step towards reducing exposures to flame retardant chemicals, which are often found in high levels in our homes and bodies and […]
Pollution Becomes Personal: NSTAR Spraying Update from GreenCape
Over the course of one month last year NSTAR sprayed over 2,000 gallons of pesticide mixture on 800 acres of Cape Cod. Many more thousands of gallons will be sprayed unnecessarily in the coming weeks according to NSTAR’s 2014 Yearly Operational Plan as approved by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). Even more amazing-more […]
