The Breast Cancer Fund in the News

• 05.15.13

  Focus on preventing cancer (San Francisco Chronicle, 5/15/2013)

  Jeanne Rizzo, president and CEO of the Breast Cancer Fund, reacts to Angelina Jolie's announcement of her preventative double mastectomy in this SF Chronicle op-ed.

• 05.09.13

  Calif. governor proposes reforms to landmark toxics law (Environment & Energy Publishing, 5/8/13)

  Reaction to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed changes to Prop. 65, the state's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.

• 05.08.13

  J&J removes some chemicals from its baby shampoo, other products (5/6/13)

  Following the lead of Johnson & Johnson, companies are beginning to reformulate products to make them safer for consumers.

• 05.08.13

  Beauty tips for the FDA (The Investigative Fund, 5/6/13)

  In-depth article highlights the Breast Cancer Fund and explores the government's failure to regulate toxic chemicals in cosmetics.

• 05.06.13

  Media Roundup: Metals linked to breast cancer found in lipsticks (5/2/13-5/6/13)

  UC-Berkeley study finds metals linked to breast cancer in lipsticks and lip glosses.

• 04.30.13

  Breast Cancer and the Environment (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences podcast, 3/15/2013)

  Breast Cancer Fund President and CEO Jeanne Rizzo talks about why translating breast cancer research is critical for the decisions we make in our everyday lives.

• 04.17.13

  Will Your Canned Soup Carry a Warning Label? (Rodale, 4/12/2013)

  "The Prop 65 listing is yet another indictment of this toxic chemical that industry continues to argue is safe, despite waves of peer-reviewed scientific studies finding that BPA harms reproduction and is linked to breast cancer."

• 04.12.13

  California says BPA is toxic, France warns pregnant women

  Two strikes against BPA this week: California's Prop 65 and French report advising pregnant women to avoid exposure to the chemical.

• 04.10.13

  Big day for safer chemicals initiatives

  If we want to transform how our society thinks about and uses chemicals, we need to shift markets and shift policy.

• 03.07.13

  Media Roundup: Groundbreaking report on breast cancer and the environment (2/11/13- 3/7/13)

  More coverage of the Congressionally mandated federal advisory committee report on breast cancer prevention and the environment.