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Bid for Prevention is Back!

Bid for Prevention, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition’s online auction, is back for 2020! All proceeds from this auction will support MBCC’s community outreach programs including the MBCC Webinar Series, Let’s Talk Prevention: Reducing Toxic Exposures, and our environmental health program for students, Let’s Talk Prevention: Actions You Can Take.  Items are available for the sports … Read more

Protecting Children from Drinking Water Contaminants Webinar Recording

For additional information on PFAS, please view these previous MBCC webinar recordings: “PFAS in Massachusetts Drinking Water: An Update on Research and Regulations” (October 2019) “How Everyday Products Can Contribute to PFAS Exposure” (March 2019) “PFAS in Drinking Water: An Update” (January 2019) “Highly Fluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Water” (May 2018)

MBCC Webinar Series Recordings

Below is a complete list of recording links for the MBCC Webinar Series. To see the 2021 schedule of speakers, please click HERE.  Breast Cancer Care During COVID-19 featuring Dr. Michael Misialek, MD, Newton-Wellesley Hospital (November 2020) PFAS Effects on the Immune System featuring Dr. Laurel Schaider, Silent Spring Institute (October 2020) How PFAS Activism … Read more

2020 Winter Message from MBCC Executive Director

Dear Friends in Prevention, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) continues to educate and advocate – as more research validates the health impacts of environmental exposures, as products are still made with toxic chemicals, and while public policy still places the responsibility of avoiding exposures from these chemicals on the consumer. MBCC is energized to tackle … Read more