Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is proud to be partnering with our sister organization Silent Spring Institute, and their collaborators at the University of Rhode Island (URI) and Harvard University on a new study focused on highly fluorinated chemicals, also called PFASs. The STEEP (Sources, Transport, Exposure and Effects of PFASs) Superfund Research Center is … Read more
Dear Friend, Our daughter, Ann (“Annie”), died March 28, 2015, at the age of 46. Her 16-year battle with cancer was courageous and inspirational to all who knew her. When she was just 30 years of age, she discovered a small lump under her arm while showering. There was no family history of breast cancer … Read more
Dear Friends in Prevention, During the month of October messages of “breast cancer awareness” inundate us from all sides. Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) knows that to truly change the legacy of breast cancer, awareness and prevention must go hand-in-hand. MBCC’s priority is first and foremost on prevention to save countless women and their families … Read more
