Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition

03/27/2026

Team MBCC is participating in the 54th ASICS Falmouth Road Race on August 16th, 2026 – MBCC’s 12th year participating!

The Falmouth Road Race offers MBCC the opportunity to galvanize runners and supporters to fundraise for the mission of preventing cancer before it starts. The funds raised will help to support and expand MBCC’s community education program Let’s Talk Prevention: Reducing Toxic Exposures, MBCC Webinar Series, and the newly expanded student environmental health program, Let’s Talk Prevention: Actions You Can Take.

If you are interested in joining the MBCC team, please let MBCC know as soon as possible by emailing cosimo@mbcc.org with the subject line “Falmouth Road Race.”

Thanks to all of our past runners and supporters, we have been able to continue advancing our mission towards prevention.
https://mbcc.org/falmouth-road-race

03/26/2026

Reduce the Risk: Use glass or stainless steel storage containers instead of plastic.

03/25/2026

🚨 An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS

Sponsored by Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Kate Hogan

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 14,000 chemicals that are widely used in industrial processes and consumer products. Exposures to these chemicals at low levels have been linked to increased risk for several cancers, metabolic disorders, hormone disruption, and reproductive and neurodevelopmental harm. These chemicals are highly persistent in the environment, which is why it’s important to stop their production and use in Massachusetts as soon as possible!

An Act to Protect Public Health from PFAS will protect people from exposures to PFAS in consumer products, reducing the risk of health impacts caused by these toxic chemicals.

This bill:

✔️ Bans the use of PFAS in consumer products, including carpets and rugs, car seats, children’s products, cookware, fabric sprays, food packaging, personal care products, textiles, and upholstered furniture.
✔️ Allows the MA Department of Public Health to restrict the use of PFAS in additional products over time and supports research into safer alternatives to PFAS.
✔️ Restricts industrial release of PFAS into ground and surface water.
✔️ Establishes a PFAS Remediation Trust Fund to test and treat public drinking water systems and private wells for PFAS contamination.

Learn more 👉 https://mbcc.org/2025-mass-pfas-act/

03/25/2026

Common Chemicals of Concern: Alkylphenols

Cleaning BottleAlkylphenols are a family of highly persistent endocrine-disrupting compounds which have been shown to have estrogenic properties. Nonylphenols, a common subset of alkylphenols, are found in the lining of food containers and wraps, cleaning products, and spermicides. It is likely that humans are exposed to alkylphenols on a daily basis. While the health impacts of alkylphenols are understudied, some existing research suggests that early life exposures are links with altered mammary gland development and potentially increased breast cancer risk.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer reports that phenols are not classifiable as carcinogenic to humans due to inadequate experimental evidence. Additionally, they are not listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. However, their potential carcinogenicity is reviewed by both the President’s Cancer Panel and the Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee.
For more information visit https://mbcc.org/chemicals-of-concern/

03/23/2026

✨Featured Sponsor

Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is grateful to our sponsors who support our mission of preventing the environmental causes of breast cancer through community education, research advocacy, and changes to public policy. These sponsors reflect a genuine commitment to the environment, public health, and the eradication of breast cancer for future generations. Thank you for your continued support!

One such sponsor is Southcoast Health. We greatly appreciate their support of MBCC’s mission toward breast cancer prevention.

To learn more about Southcoast Health, please visit the following links: https://www.southcoasthealth.com

03/20/2026

Support from donors enables the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition to deliver vital community education and outreach programs, including the award-winning Let’s Talk Prevention: Reducing Toxic Exposures program, the MBCC Webinar Series, and the student environmental health education initiative, Let’s Talk Prevention: Actions You Can Take. We are grateful to all who help advance our mission of breast cancer prevention.
mbcc.org/donate-online

03/19/2026

Did you miss it? View it here!
Webinar Recording: The Breast Cancer Exposome: Uncovering the Role of Environmental Chemicals in Breast Cancer Etiology
https://mbcc.org/webinar-recording-the-breast-cancer-exposome-uncovering-the-role-of-environmental-chemicals-in-breast-cancer-etiology

03/17/2026

Join Us Tomorrow For A FREE Webinar: The Breast Cancer Exposome: Uncovering the Role of Environmental Chemicals in Breast Cancer Etiology with Dr. Alexandra White.

🌐 https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6341584397724012634

03/16/2026

03/16/2026

Do not miss this great opportunity to attend Silent Spring Summer Institute! Throughout this week long, virtual program, high school students will learn important topics such as:
1. Research methods
2. Exposure science
3. Toxicology &
4. Environmental justice

📆 July 6-10, 2026 (virtually)
🔗 Register here: http://silentspring.org/summer

03/13/2026

Common Chemicals of Concern: Dioxins

Dioxins are by-products of combustion activities involving the chemical chlorine and carbon-based chemicals like polyvinyl chloride plastics. They are also created during chlorine-bleaching processes and are highly toxic, persistent organic pollutants. Dioxins are endocrine disrupting compounds and existing research links exposure with a variety of health consequences including cancer, developmental and reproductive problems, and immune system damage.

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), one of the most toxic dioxins, is a component of Agent Orange, an herbicide used as a chemical weapon in the Vietnam War. TCDD has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as carcinogenic to humans. Typically, other dioxins or dioxin-like chemicals are compared in toxicity and carcinogenicity to TCDD for risk assessment and regulatory purposes.

03/12/2026

Clinicians & public health professionals: Help strengthen medical guidance on PFAS.

Take a free online PFAS Continuing Medical Education (CME) course and earn 1 credit (APA or AOA). After completing the course, you may also participate in a focus group or interview to help improve clinical resources and receive a $100 gift card.

Practitioners and students in medicine, nursing, and public health are welcome to participate.

Register here: https://cmetracker.net/MSU/Publisher
Learn more by contacting Aaron Maruzzo at maruzzo@silentspring.org