Innovative Research
The links between our health and our environment are both complex and underexplored. Innovative research provides new ways of connecting these dots and, ultimately, protecting our health.
To understand the connection between environmental exposures and breast cancer, we need to know who has breast cancer and where they live, which chemicals people are exposed to and when, and what triggers mammary gland changes that may lead to cancer. Without these pieces, we don't have enough evidence of breast cancer causation to act.
Following are some of the cutting-edge solutions that allow us to act today and need our continued support:
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Report: BPA in Thanksgiving Canned Food
An unwelcome visitor may be joining your Thanksgiving feast: BPA.
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Report: BPA in Kids' Canned Food
We tested six canned foods marketed to kids and found BPA in all of them.
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BPA in Food Packaging Study
Our groundbreaking new study finds removing certain food packaging from our diet reduces BPA levels by 60 percent.
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State of the Evidence 2010
Our landmark report summarizes and evaluates the science linking environmental exposures to increased breast cancer risk.
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Pollution in People
Which chemicals were people exposed to and when? Often we don't know.
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Breast Cancer Endpoints
Even when chemicals are tested for safety, they aren't always tested for their impact on breast cancer risk.
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The Falling Age of Puberty In U.S. Girls
Early puberty is a known risk factor for breast cancer. So what causes it?
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Kaiser Permanente detoxes AND saves money
Great news! Yesterday, health-care giant Kaiser Permanente announced it would stop using IV medical equipment made with the toxic chemicals PVC and DEHP.
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12.08.11
Five Things You Should Know About Environmental Links to Breast Cancer (Forbes, 12/7/2011)
Amy Westervelt's Forbes.com piece does a great job of parsing through the intricacies of the Institute of Medicine's new report. Here's an excerpt, with a quote from our president and CEO, Jeanne Rizzo...
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12.07.11
New (yet not so new) report on breast cancer and the environment
The Institute of Medicine released a report, funded by Komen for the Cure, entitled Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach. Our President and CEO, Jeanne Rizzo responds...
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11.15.11
The BPA lurking in your Thanksgiving dinner (Fast Company, 11/15/2011)
Fast Company published a great blog about our BPA in Thanksgiving Canned Food report, out yesterday.
