The Boston Globe article “Worried too much about chemicals? You could have chemophobia,” asks “Which causes more harm? A) pesticides and other synthetic chemicals sprayed on fruits and vegetables, or B) salmonella and other microbes living on such produce.” We respond, why do we need to compare two undesirable health conditions? The article is based … Read more
The Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) recently released the report, Opportunities for Cancer Prevention: Trends in the Use and Release of Carcinogens in Massachusetts as a part of a comprehensive cancer prevention strategy. Emphasis of toxics use reduction is on changing manufacturing strategies and processes to reduce the use of carcinogens (cancer causing chemicals) and … Read more
The Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition staff and Board of Directors thanks you for your courage to not just envision a brighter future but to make true change happen.
Ali Crockett has a very personal reason to want to prevent breast cancer. In 2001, her sister was diagnosed with the disease, and Ali went on to become involved with the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC). Since then, 10 more of Ali’s friends have been diagnosed, making it all too clear to her that breast … Read more
Salon owner Rebecca Tambascia understands the potency of chemicals that so many people use without a second thought every day. That is why she uses natural products whenever possible — and that’s also why she has united her salon to raise funds for breast cancer prevention. Essential Beauty has been participating in fundraising for the … Read more
