Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition

12/26/2025

🌿 The Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition’s Let’s Talk Prevention: Reducing Toxic Exposures program provides evidence-based guidance to help individuals and communities make informed decisions about reducing exposure to harmful chemicals in daily life.

The initiative offers multilingual educational materials highlighting practical steps for creating healthier homes, workplaces, and environments.

Explore the resources: https://mbcc.org/lets-talk-prevention-reducing-toxic-exposures/

12/25/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition!

During this holiday season, MBCC extends heartfelt wishes of peace, health, and joy to our supporters, volunteers, partners, and the communities we serve.

Thank you for standing with us in our mission to prevent breast cancer through education, research advocacy, and the pursuit of a healthier environment for all. Your dedication and engagement continue to inspire our work.

May the holidays bring comfort, hope, and meaningful moments with loved ones.

✨ Warmest wishes for a safe and healthy Christmas and a bright year ahead.

12/23/2025

🌟 Your support can help create a healthier future for all.

Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition is dedicated to preventing breast cancer by advocating for safer environments, supporting research, and providing education to communities across Massachusetts and beyond.

As a nonprofit organization, our work is only possible through the generosity of individuals who believe in prevention and public health.

If MBCC’s mission resonates with you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation today. Every contribution — big or small — strengthens our ability to drive meaningful change.

💗 Donate now: https://mbcc.org/donate

Thank you for standing with us.

Funding supports Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition’s community education and outreach programs, including the award-winning Let’s Talk Prevention: Reducing Toxic Exposures Program, the MBCC Webinar Series, and the environmental health education program for students, Let’s Talk Prevention: ...

12/22/2025

We are 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 Yale Appliance. We greatly appreciate their support of MBCC’s mission of breast cancer prevention.

To learn more about Yale, please visit yaleappliance.com

12/19/2025

Reduce the Risk: Follow age-appropriate mammogram screening guidelines. Early detection is key in reducing the risk of complications.

12/18/2025

🔬 Aromatic Amines: What You Should Know

Aromatic amines are industrial chemicals commonly used in dyes and rubber manufacturing. According to the Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee, some types — including 4-aminobiphenyl and 4-naphthylamine — show experimental evidence of being potentially mutagenic and carcinogenic to human breast cells.

Aryl aromatic amines are found in to***co smoke and synthetic fuel combustion, while heterocyclic amines form when meat is cooked and are also present in to***co smoke.

📚 Source: Breast Cancer and the Environment: Prioritizing Prevention (IBCERCC, 2013)
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/sites/default/files/about/assets/docs/breast_cancer_and_the_environment_prioritizing_prevention_508.pdf

12/15/2025

📊 Understanding the facts can help us fight breast cancer more effectively. Explore the latest breast cancer statistics compiled by the MBCC — covering incidence rates, survivorship data, and demographic trends that inform research, prevention, and advocacy.

🔗 See the full report: mbcc.org/be-informed/breast-cancer-statistics/

12/12/2025

🔬 The ATSDR/CDC Multi‑Site PFAS Study — conducted in partnership with Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) and other organizations — investigates the health effects of PFAS contamination in drinking water.

This national effort focuses on communities including Hyannis and Ayer, MA, and examines PFAS levels in blood, as well as potential associations with immune, metabolic, reproductive, kidney, liver, and neurobehavioral outcomes.

Visit MBCC to learn more about the study, its goals, and what the findings could mean for public health.
https://mbcc.org/atsdr-cdc-multi-site-study/

In September 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) established cooperative agreements with seven partners to study the human health effects of exposure to PFAS through drinking water at locations across the nation....

12/08/2025

Join MBCC for the 5th Annual Margo Simon Golden Memorial Webinar:
Environmental Justice and Women’s Health

📅 Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 | 🕛 12–1:30 PM ET
🏆 Honoring Tamarrra James-Todd, PhD for her groundbreaking work in environmental reproductive epidemiology

Let’s carry forward Margo Simon Golden’s vision of prevention and a cancer-free tomorrow.

👉 Register now: mbcc.org/tribute

12/05/2025

Real teachers. Real change.

Access our free Let’s Talk Prevention student modules at https://mbcc.org/lets-talk-prevention-reducing-toxic-exposures

12/04/2025

Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition 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 Cardi's Furniture & Mattresses . We greatly appreciate their support of MBCC’s mission of breast cancer prevention.

To learn more about Cardi’s, please visit them at cardis.com

12/03/2025

Reduce the Risk!
Check dental floss ingredients, and choose uncoated or natural wax-coated options.