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Webinar Recording: The Breast Cancer Exposome: Uncovering the Role of Environmental Chemicals in Breast Cancer Etiology

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Dr. Alexandra White is an environmental epidemiologist whose research focuses on identifying modifiable environmental exposures linked to cancer risk, particularly breast cancer. Her work examines how pollutants like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals contribute to breast carcinogenesis, leveraging large-scale studies such as the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project and the Sister Study. She … Read more

Webinar Recording: 5th Annual Margo Simon Golden Memorial Webinar: Environmental Justice and Women’s Health

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Dr. James-Todd is an environmental reproductive epidemiologist at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Director of the Environmental Reproductive Justice Lab. Her work focuses on the importance of pregnancy as a sensitive window of consumer product and environmental chemical exposures. She has been awarded the Estrellita and Yosuf Karsh Visiting Professorship in … Read more

MBCC’s Path Forward: Advancing Prevention in 2026, Thanks to You

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Dear Friends in Prevention, As we reflect on the past year, we are reminded of the urgency of our mission and the unwavering support that makes Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition’s (MBCC) work possible. In a time when nonprofits across the country are facing increased needs and limited resources, your commitment to our mission has remained … Read more

A wish no child should need to make

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Dear Friends in Prevention, Every day, families across Massachusetts are confronted with the devastating impact of breast cancer, not only as a disease that claims lives but as a legacy of loss that echoes through generations. One story that brings this reality into sharp focus is that of my 8-year-old grandson, CJ. This past summer, … Read more

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