On May 19, 2016, the Massachusetts Senate passed an Act to protect children and families from harmful flame retardants! Now on to the MA House of Representatives. The following update is provided courtesy of Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow. BOSTON, Mass.—The Massachusetts Senate voted favorably to ban eleven toxic flame retardants from children’s products and … Read more
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition is pleased to welcome Sarah Colvin as Team Leader for MBCC’s Falmouth Road Race team. Sarah Colvin is the host of CodComm’s “Inside Cape Cod.” “I am so pleased to serve as the Team Leader for the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition Falmouth Road Race Team,” says Colvin, “I encourage everyone to join … Read more
Dear MBCC Supporter, For over two decades, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) has focused on a unique mission: to eliminate the environmental causes of breast cancer through community education, research advocacy, and changes to public policy. In my work as an architect, I am seeing the building industry catch up with MBCC’s long-standing message that … Read more
Additional resources provided by Dr. Richard Clapp: Aschengrau A, Rogers S, Ozonoff D. Perchloroethylene-Contaminated Drinking Water and Risk of Breast Cancer: Additional Results from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Environ Health Perspect 111:167-173, 2003. Vlaanderen J, Straif K, Ruder A, et al. Tetrachloroethylene Exposure and Bladder Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Dry-Cleaning-Worker Studies. Environ Health Perspect 122:661-666, 2014. IARC … Read more
