Mammograms aren’t the answer
While many breast cancer organizations promote and raise funds for mammograms, MBCC doesn’t. Part of the reason is because mammograms are imperfect at best. They are simply a tool to help women spot breast cancers that have already formed in their breast. They don’t prevent breast cancer. Also, they don’t work for every woman. Mammography [...]
Read full articleChanging 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 [...]
Read full articleIt’s complicated
While reading the Boston Globe last Sunday, I came upon an ad for a local sports club. “Regular exercise reduces the risk of cancer” it read in large bold letters. Then in smaller letters “October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” Then “Join for $0 and join the fight.” A local hospital’s breast imaging center [...]
Read full articleUnhealthy allies?
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 [...]
Read full articleJessica Alba
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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