Addressing Chemicals of Concern: new, one-of-a-kind toxic exposures educational program tours statewide
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition’s Let’s Talk Prevention: Reducing Toxic Exposures educational outreach materials, which empower discussions between health professionals and patients, started touring statewide in 2014. This educational program is designed by Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) to facilitate discussions between health professionals and patients about environmental exposures and chemicals of concern. To help facilitate … Read more
Beware of Breast Cancer Awareness Gimmicks
Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) applauds a recent article in the Boston Globe, “Skip the breast cancer awareness gimmicks and donate directly,” which cautions consumers to reconsider purchasing pink products during this month of breast cancer awareness promotion. MBCC renews our call to define “awareness” in broader terms – to move away from the highly … Read more
October Message from Executive Director
Dear Friends in Prevention, As the calendar turns to October, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is energized for all that awaits us this fall. At the forefront is our continued effort to refocus the discussion of Breast Cancer Awareness month, as we renew our call to define “awareness” in broader terms – to move away … Read more
Update on Bill H.4166
At the beginning of the legislative session in January 2015, Representative Paul K. Frost (R-Auburn) filed a bill on behalf of Silent Spring Institute to obtain funding and to create a new program for drinking and ground water research across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The bill was referred to House Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, … Read more