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
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
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
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
On March 19, Cape Cod Times included Cheryl Osimo, MBCC’s Executive Director, as a featured columnist of “Opinion/Your Turn: PFAS are everywhere. Here are some ways to get informed, involved.“ Every day, there are news headlines across the country about a class of chemicals called PFAS. More and more communities are discovering PFAS in their drinking … Read more
