Changing the conversation
Since it’s October, I’m constantly seeing ads in print and on the internet about mammography as “the best thing you can do” and “saving lives.” In this Sunday’s ads, I saw an ad campaign by Proctor and Gamble wittily entitled “Do it for the girls!” In addition to giving small donations to the Breast Cancer [...]
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Submitted by Margo Simon Golden, President, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition. The New York Times (NYT) reported that of two common materials “used daily by millions of Americans…one causes cancer and the other might.” The National Toxicology Program (NTP), a branch of the National Institute of Health, issued warnings: “[C]onsumers should…avoid contact with formaldehyde and [...]
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Actress Jessica Alba joined Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition’s Erin Boles on Capitol Hill Tuesday to support the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition’s efforts to pass the Safe Chemicals Act. Alba told her compelling story of how difficult it was to find everyday products for her daughter that didn’t contain chemicals liked with cancer (including breast [...]
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