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How Women’s Power Shifted an Entire Industry
by Cassidy Randall, Director of Outreach & Engagement, Women’s Voices for the Earth When Women’s Voices for the Earth launched our Safe Cleaning Products Initiative in 2007, no companies were...
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Honoring the Legacy of Theo Colborn
by Breast Cancer Fund President and CEO Jeanne Rizzo When I first got involved with the Breast Cancer Fund in the late 90’s, our organization’s founder, Andrea Martin had a dog-eared copy of Our Stolen...
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Team will embark on Himalayan adventure to honor loved ones
La Dawn Beardsley learned about the Breast Cancer Fund in 1999 when her mom was finishing treatment for stage III breast cancer. Her mom lived in Seattle, but loved spending time with her daughter in...
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Q&A: Investigative reporter unearths petrochemical industry’s dirty secrets
The Breast Cancer Fund recently spoke with Center for Public Integrity Reporter Kristen Lombardi, whose recent exposé, Benzene and worker cancers: ‘An American tragedy’ focused on the petrochemical...
View ArticleAmerican Public Health Association calls on Surgeon General to protect women...
In a new policy statement, the American Public Health Association (APHA) is calling on the U.S. Surgeon General to take steps to protect women workers who are exposed to toxic chemicals linked to...
View ArticleAmerican Medical Women’s Association speaks out about endocrine disruption...
In a recent joint statement with the Breast Cancer Fund, the American Medical Women’s Association called for a reduction of exposures to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and urged physicians and...
View Article6 things you can do to prevent breast cancer in 2015
The breast cancer movement has accomplished some remarkable things in recent years: breast cancer awareness is everywhere, we’re detecting it earlier than ever, and more women have access to quality...
View ArticleTop Tips for National Nutrition Month
It’s National Nutrition Month, which is focused on the importance of making informed food choices. One way to stay healthy and informed is by avoiding exposures to toxic chemicals in food. Here are...
View Article5 tips to reduce your risk and protect the planet
Happy Earth Day! When we make protecting Mother Earth from toxic chemicals a priority, we are also prioritizing prevention of breast cancer and numerous other health issues. Here are our top five tips...
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New study stokes debate about early-stage breast cancer treatments, shines...
By Breast Cancer Fund Director of Science Sharima Rasanayagam, Ph.D. A new study, published in JAMA Oncology, found that aggressive treatments (surgery followed by radiation therapy) of ductal...
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La Rhonda’s Story
At age 17, La Rhonda Crosby-Johnson came home from school one day to find her entire extended family gathered at her house. That’s strange, she thought. She knew that her mom had been sick, but she...
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2015 To-do list: Change laws, shift markets. Check, check!
The Breast Cancer Fund’s single focus on preventing breast cancer by eliminating our exposure to toxic chemicals is what sets us apart from any other breast cancer organization. Together, we have...
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