Jared Woods – Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition

Webinar: Personal Care Product Use Among Black Women and Latinas Living in an Environmental Justice Community

May 17, 2023 by Jared Woods

Poster for free webinar in September 2023

Dr. Robin Dodson is Associate Director of Research Operations at Silent Spring Institute and a research scientist with expertise in exposure assessment, particularly in the indoor environment. Dr. Dodson is an adjunct assistant professor of environmental health at Boston University School of Public Health and also holds an appointment as a visiting scientist at Harvard … Read more

Webinar Recording: An Update on Breast Pathology May 17, 2023

May 17, 2023April 18, 2023 by Jared Woods

Poster of the webinar recording of May 17

Dr. Misialek currently serves as Associate Chair of Pathology at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA. He is the Medical Director of the Vernon Cancer Center, Chemistry Laboratory, and Point of Care Testing. He practices in all areas of pathology in a busy community hospital. Holding an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine, he regularly … Read more

11-Year-Old Supports Breast Cancer Prevention and YOU Can Too!

April 14, 2023 by Jared Woods

Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is excited to announce that it will be participating in the 51st ASICS Falmouth Road Race 2023 for the 9th year in a row! The Falmouth Road Race offers MBCC the opportunity to galvanize runners and supporters to fundraise for the mission of preventing cancer before it starts. One of … Read more

Webinar Recording: Breast Cancer-Related Chemicals in Consumer Products April 18, 2023

April 18, 2023March 29, 2023 by Jared Woods

Poster for webinar recording of April 18th

Dr. Elissia Franklin is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Silent Spring Institute whose work focuses on chemical exposure assessment. She has expertise in mass spectrometric analysis and lipidomics, a subset of metabolomics, which she is applying to exposomics (the study of environmental exposures that an individual experiences) and biomonitoring work. She also is involved in … Read more

“Nationwide study to packaging bans: What the Cape can do about PFAS, the forever chemicals”

March 28, 2023 by Jared Woods

On March 28, Cape Cod Times’ Susan Vaughn included Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition and Silent Spring Institute in an article titled “Nationwide study to packaging bans: What the Cape can do about PFAS, the forever chemicals.” “HYANNIS — A program with panelists and two films Saturday afternoon provided much information on the toxic chemical substances called … Read more